Russia, Imperial. A Bukhari-Yi Sharif Medal For Military Service Of The Bukhara Emirate, C.1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Union sloop-of-war continued on

the Union sloop-of-war continued on blockade duty off the Passes of the Mississippi

the six o’clock arm with an reinstitution date of “1914”

there is no explanation

the lid bearing a maker’s label for the firm of Franz Reischauer

Russia, Imperial. A Bukhari-Yi Sharif Medal For Military Service Of The Bukhara Emirate, C.1918 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the Union sloop-of-war continued onIn silver, on loop for suspension, the obverse with a central Hijri date of 1336, circumscribed by a Persian inscription, unmarked, measuring 44. 75 mm (w) x 56. 42 mm (h), weighing 17. 3 grams,