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Lot number 270 , Jubilee medal "In memory of the 75th anniversary of the Nicholas School of Engineering "

Nicholas II, 1894-1915 years , Au /Ag, gold-plated , enamel , size: 22.4 x 29.3 mm Weight: 8.36 g , AU

Issued in the name AM Kovanko . Kovanko Alexander M. ( 4.3.1856-20.4.1919 , Odessa) - Lieutenant General . Of the nobility , the son of a mining engineer , born in Poltava province , the Orthodox religion . He was educated in the 1st St. Petersburg High School , graduated from Nikolaev Engineering College ( 1878 ) and the Officers galvanic school. One of the founders of the military aeronautics. Since 1885 , the chief of Russia's first aeronautic personnel team. Member of Russian -Japanese war of 1904-1905. On 08.04.1910 , the Chief Officer of aeronautic school. Supervised training for Russian military aircraft. As of 1917-1918 . the Technical Committee of the Office of the WWF . Head of the Aeronautical Division of the Russian Technical Society.

in the auction catalog VEADa [/URL]