Russia / Turkey. Nicholas I, Declaration of War on Turkey 1828 - Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829. Bronze Medal, by Gube for Loos. Bust (right) of Nicholas I on obv. & Nicholas I, as a medieval knight, receives a blessing and a sword from Russia on rev. with inscr. "ACCINGE FEMORI GLADIUM TUUM - HEROS. PS. 45.4". Diam. 38mm (Diakov 470.1). Few small spots of oxidization otherwise Almost as struck. The Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence.