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 inscriptions on both sides in Russian. Diam. 38mm. Few small spots of oxidization otherwise Almost as struck. The Russo-Turkish War of 1828-1829 was sparked by the Greek War of Independence.