Medal "For the pacification of the Polish rebellion of 1863-64"

Light bronze, stamping, gilding. Bronze medals were awarded to military personnel of all ranks (from generals to privates), Cossacks, border guards and medics who directly participated in the fighting. The mint minted about 370,000 pieces. The diameter is 28 mm. The entire field of the obverse depicts the State Emblem of the Russian Empire — a double-headed eagle with a crown, scepter and orb. In the center of the reverse, the dates of the uprising "1863-1864" are indicated, along the circumference there is an inscription in large font: "FOR THE PACIFICATION OF THE POLISH REBELLION." Guarantee of authenticity.

The Medal "For the Pacification of the Polish Rebellion" is a state award of the Russian Empire, established on January 1, 1865 by decree of Emperor Alexander II. It was awarded to participants in the suppression of the January Uprising of 1863-1864 on the territory of the Kingdom of Poland, the North-Western Territory and Volhynia. The medal was worn on the chest on a white-orange-black ribbon (the colors of the national flag of the empire). Since 1911, wounded soldiers have been given the right to wear it on a bow.