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692 - ALEXANDER JUBILEE FLAG RIBBON AWARDED TO THE 9TH BLACK SEA L…
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ALEXANDER JUBILEE FLAG RIBBON AWARDED TO THE 9TH BLACK SEA LINE BATTALION IN 1841 Jubilee flag ribbon of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, made of scarlet moiré silk on a thick fabric backing, embroidered with silver thread; the bow is adorned with the date “1841 года”, the main face embroidered with the regiment’s genealogical inscriptions in Cyrillic: “1700 г. Пехотный Романа Брюса; 1763 г. Украинского корпуса Орловский and 1798 г. Major-General Berkh’s Musketeer Regiment.” (1700 – Roman Bruce’s Infantry Regiment; 1763 – Orlovsky Regiment of the Ukrainian Corps; and 1798 – Major-General Berkh’s Musketeer Regiment); inside, the military distinction inscribed: “1830. For distinction in the wars: against Persia in 1826, 1827 and 1828, and against Turkey in 1828 and 1829.” (1830 – For distinction during the wars: against Persia in 1826, 1827 and 1828, and against Turkey in 1828 and 1829); on the reverse, the name of the unit: “9th Black Sea Line Battalion” (9th Black Sea Line Battalion). Mounting bar with a silver-plated brass suspension ring, with a silver-plated button. At the bottom, the crowned monograms of the sovereigns Peter I, Catherine II, Paul I and Nicholas I (some crowns are missing; one of the two monograms of Nicholas I is missing). Russia, circa 1841. H. 77 x W. 10 cm. History This ribbon was presented to the 9th Black Sea Line Battalion by personal order of Emperor Nicholas I, together with its flag, on 15 November 1841. This battalion, stationed in the Sukhumi-Kale region (capital of Abkhazia), was formed from Roman Bruce’s Infantry Regiment (1700); in 1763 it became the Orlovsky Regiment of the Ukrainian Corps, then in 1798 the Musketeer Regiment of Major-General Berkh. It was renamed the 6th Black Sea Line Battalion on 21 March 1834. It was awarded a silver trumpet without an inscription on 22 September 1830 for the wars against Persia and Turkey. On 27 January 1835, the 1st Company of the battalion resumed the name ‘Grenadiers’; from 26 July 1838, it was known as the 7th Black Sea Line Battalion; from 17 January 1839, the 8th Black Sea Line Battalion; and then, from 18 February 1840, the 9th Black Sea Line Battalion. On 15 November 1841, in exchange for the silver trumpet, the battalion received a standard (1829 model, white cross with green corners, without a monogram) bearing the inscription: ‘For distinction in the wars against Persia in 1826, 1827 and 1828, and against Turkey in 1828 and 1829’, as well as the Alexander Jubilee ribbon which we present here. Indeed, any army regiment that had existed without interruption for a hundred years or more was to receive a jubilee ribbon of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky in scarlet moiré silk, embroidered with the regiment’s history and its military honours. From 3 February 1842, it was known as the 10th Black Sea Line Battalion and, on 31 August 1842, it was stationed at Bombory, in Ukraine. From 23 July 1856, it became the 2nd Black Sea Line Battalion, and then, on 8 April 1858, the 34th Caucasian Line Battalion (source: www.antologifo.narod.ru).
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