Russia, Imperial. A Medal for Special Military Merit
(Медаль «За особые воинские заслуги») Constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension,the obverse bearing a raised and leftward-facing profile of Tsar Nicholas II, the reverse bearing a central raised Imperial Russian coat of arms, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription of “ЗА ОСОБЫЯ ВОИНСКІЯ ЗАСЛУГИ” (“FOR SPECIAL MILITARY MERIT”), unmarked, measuring 28.10 mm in diameter, weighing 15.5 grams, missing its suspension loop and with minor tarnishing evident, in near extremely fine condition.

