Plate from the officers ' Assembly of the 7th Uhlan regiment Olviopolitov

The original diner plate from the officers ' Assembly of the 7th lancers Olviopolitov His Majesty the king of Spain Alfonso XIII regiment in good collectible condition. The diameter of 205 mm.

7th Uhlan regiment Alveoplasty led his story from the 4th bug Lancer regiment, formed in 1817 of the Cossacks was abolished in the same year bug Cossack troops. After a series of reformations regiment 1830 was called Olviopol lancers. To the glorious episodes of his military story were the Russo-Turkish war of 1828-1829., where he worked in Rumelia, the Hungarian campaign of 1849 with the capture of the city of Tokaj and the Crimean war 1853 – 1856 years. In 1864 the regiment was assigned the number 7. In 1872 the differences of form, regiment was applied white cloth and silver dash metal. From 1875 the regiment was part of the 7th cavalry division. In 1882 – 1907. the regiment was called the 20th dragunski Envipolcon. In December 1907 it was restored the historical names of army hussar and Lancer regiments, and in 1908 the regiment was returned to its traditional dark blue Lancer uniform with white trim and Seberang device. From January 10, 1908, the chief of the regiment was the king of Spain Alfonso XIII. Now the Spanish throne is occupied by his great-grandson of Philip VI, took the throne in 2014 In early twentieth century Spain is constantly shaken by political crises; during his actual reign (1902 – 1931) in the country killed four of the Prime Minister. Being in a good relationship with all the reigning houses of Europe, the king nevertheless managed to remain neutral during the First world war. In the story he came by the nickname "king-motorist" for the love of this strange for those times sport like racing. During his reign, Spain had built an expensive and powerful car brand "Hispano-Suiza", which even composed songs. One of the models of the company even has received the name in honor of the king – Hispano-Suiza Type Alfonso XIII. The 64-horsepower engine accelerates the car up to 127 km/h, which for those years was outstanding. The king himself, as far as we know, in Russia will not happen, but the visits of Russian delegations wore the uniform of his regiment; also, in the regiment were his relatives, the Spanish princes. The regiment quartered in the town of Hrubieszow Warsaw military district (now the town of hrubieszów in Poland). This dish was originally released in small editions, as the number of officers in a cavalry regiment was about twice less than in the infantry. However, its unique feature is the decor. Banding of the colors repeats has a shelf weather vanes on the peaks, blue with narrow white stripe on the bottom. Unlike almost all plates of those years, it is discontinuous and its ends in the form of repeat lancers vane with two braids. Between the ends there is an image of the regimental sign, approved November 29, 1911: the cross in the form of St. George's, on the upper beam which depicted the all-seeing eye with the medal of 1812 on the horizontal rays of the monogram of Alexander I and Nicholas II, and dates "1812 – 1912" on the lower beam – the monogram of the king of Spain Alfonso XIII, which can be identified by the characteristic endings of the legs of the letter "A" in the form of anchors. In the center of the cross is depicted the coat of arms of the city of Olviopol. This type of regimental tableware, adorned with a regimental plate, in those days was vesma rare. An interesting feature is also the manufacturer of the Petersburg porcelain factory Kornilov brothers, while the vast majority of regimental ware of the early twentieth century were made in the factories of the partnership of the heirs of M. S. Kuznetsov. Fading glazed coating on the perimeter, scratches. The guarantee of authenticity.