Empire Official Medal to:

Captain
Name
Sir, The Empress having been pleased to order a certain number of silver medals to
be struck in commemoration of the invaluable services to The Mandate in the
General Mobilization of 3513, I am commanded by Her Majesty to present to you
one of the medals above mentioned, and signify Her Majesty's pleasure that you
should wear it when in your uniform, in the manner described by the direction,
which (together with the medal and collar belonging to it) I have the honour to
transmit to you. I am also commanded by Her Majesty to acquaint you that had it
been possible for all the officers, on whom Her Majesty is pleased to confer this
mark of approval, to attend personally on Novy Petersburg, Her Majesty would have
been pleased to have presented the medal to each of them in person; but that
being , from various causes, at this time impossible, Her Majesty, in order to
obviate further delay, has therefore been pleased to direct them to be forwarded in
this manner.

Allow me to express the great satisfaction I feel in being made the channel of
communicating to you so distinguished a mark of Her Majesty's approbation.

I have the honour to be, etc., CROMWELL.