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2937 - EUROPEAN COINS AND MEDALS. RUSSIA. GRAND DUCHY / EMPIRE. Nicholas I, 1825–1855. Portable gold medal worth 20 ducats, 51 mm in diameter (70.37 g). Undated (engraved 1848/49), unsigned, presumably by V. Alexeev. Medal of Merit “For Diligence,” introduced in 1801. Bust of the Tsar facing right / field with three lines of engraving “SIMION – CAVALER DE BALINT – 1848–49” within a corded ring with a circumferential inscription. Smooth edge. Approx. 51 mm. Diakov, see Diakov 451.2 (R5, different portrait there) RRR! Extremely rare! Attractive specimen! Gold! Minimally wavy, tiny contact marks, very fine. NGC grading with a rating of AU DETAILS (Bent; 8540298-001). Awarded to merchants, citizens (members of the bourgeoisie), peasants, residents of remote regions with a Russian majority, and non-commissioned officers for services to the state—awarded to Simion Cavaler de Balint. The Romanian Simion Balint was a Greek Catholic priest from the Transylvania region. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848–49, he became one of the leaders of the Romanian partisans in Transylvania who fought against revolutionary Hungary. In the context of the revolutionary developments, they demanded equal treatment compared to other ethnic groups. They did not support the Hungarians’ efforts toward independence. When Transylvania was annexed by the Hungarian revolutionaries and no improvement in the Romanians’ status was in sight, they launched a partisan war against the Hungarians. As a result, they were effectively fighting on the side of the Habsburg Monarchy, which, with Russian assistance, was ultimately able to crush the revolution in 1849. In 1852, Simion Balint was awarded the Order of Knighthood by Emperor Franz Joseph I for his services during the revolution, thereby receiving the title of *Cavaler* (Knight). Since the title is already inscribed on this medal, it can be assumed that the date 1848–49 refers to the period during which the merit was earned and does not indicate the year of issue. This is therefore a historically fascinating piece that reflects the history of both Russia and Transylvania in the 19th century.
EUROPEAN COINS AND MEDALS. RUSSIA. GRAND DUCHY / EMPIRE. Nicholas I, 1825–1855. Portable gold medal worth 20 ducats, 51 mm in diameter (70.37 g). Undated (engraved 1848/49), unsigned, presumably by V. Alexeev. Medal of Merit “For Diligence,” introduced in 1801. Bust of the Tsar facing right / field with three lines of engraving “SIMION – CAVALER DE BALINT – 1848–49” within a corded ring with a circumferential inscription. Smooth edge. Approx. 51 mm. Diakov, see Diakov 451.2 (R5, different portrait there) RRR! Extremely rare! Attractive specimen! Gold! Minimally wavy, tiny contact marks, very fine. NGC grading with a rating of AU DETAILS (Bent; 8540298-001). Awarded to merchants, citizens (members of the bourgeoisie), peasants, residents of remote regions with a Russian majority, and non-commissioned officers for services to the state—awarded to Simion Cavaler de Balint. The Romanian Simion Balint was a Greek Catholic priest from the Transylvania region. During the Hungarian Revolution of 1848–49, he became one of the leaders of the Romanian partisans in Transylvania who fought against revolutionary Hungary. In the context of the revolutionary developments, they demanded equal treatment compared to other ethnic groups. They did not support the Hungarians’ efforts toward independence. When Transylvania was annexed by the Hungarian revolutionaries and no improvement in the Romanians’ status was in sight, they launched a partisan war against the Hungarians. As a result, they were effectively fighting on the side of the Habsburg Monarchy, which, with Russian assistance, was ultimately able to crush the revolution in 1849. In 1852, Simion Balint was awarded the Order of Knighthood by Emperor Franz Joseph I for his services during the revolution, thereby receiving the title of *Cavaler* (Knight). Since the title is already inscribed on this medal, it can be assumed that the date 1848–49 refers to the period during which the merit was earned and does not indicate the year of issue. This is therefore a historically fascinating piece that reflects the history of both Russia and Transylvania in the 19th century.