Imperial Russia Russian Medal for bravery 4th class No 187883 Nicholas 2 ii Repro Replica A139

Imperial Russia Russian Medal for bravery 4th class No.187883 Nicholas 2 ii A139

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The Medal for Bravery with Classes was founded by Tsar Alexander II on August 3, 1878. After the death of Tsar Alexander III, the medal was re-issued around 1894 with the bust of Tsar Nicholas II. Initially, no changes were made to the Medal, but on August 10, 1913, a sweeping amendment was introduced by which the Medal of Bravery was incorporated into the statue of the Order of Saint George and its name changed to the Saint George Medal for Bravery. It was awarded to non-commissioned officers, soldiers and sailors, as well as to civilians for exceptional acts of valour in time of war or peace and issued in four classes.

Nicholas II (Russian Николай II, scientific transliteration Nikolaj II; born as Nikolaus Alexandrowitsch Romanow, Russian Николай Александрович Романов, scientific transliteration Nikolaj Aleksandrovič Romanov; * May 6th/ May 18th, 1868 greg. in Zarskoje Selo 1; † July 1918 in Yekaterinburg) from the Romanov-Holstein-Gottorp dynasty was the last emperor of the Russian Empire.

His official title was "Emperor and Autocrat of All Russia" (Император и самодержец всероссийский, Imperator i samoderschez wserossijski).

He ruled from November 1, 1894 until his overthrow on March 18, 1917 as a result of the February Revolution.

By sticking to the autocratic policies of his predecessors and not willing to undertake democratic reforms, Nicholas played a key role in the collapse of the Russian monarchy during the First World War.

After his abdication, he was interned with his family and murdered by the Bolsheviks in Yekaterinburg on the night of July 17, 1918.

On August 20, 2000, Nicholas and his family were canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church for martyrdom.