Extra rare Bronze medallion from the captain's cabin of the Battleship VOLYA (ex-imperator's yacht) Russian Empire 1917-19

Extra rare Bronze medallion from the captain's cabin of the Battleship "VOLYA" (ex-imperator's yacht) Russian Empire, 1917-19. Round, bronze medallion fixed on a wooden base with two bolts. But around the circle of the medallion is the inscription in Cyrillic "Linear Ship VOLYA", in the center of the medallion is a monogram of three letters. The historical dreadnought battleship changed its names, launched on April 2, 1914 "Emperor Alexander III" from April 29, 1917 "Volya" from October 17, 1919 "General Alekseyev" this reflected the important events of this historical period. On June 11, 1911, she was laid down at the Russud plant in Nikolaev simultaneously with her sister ships "Empress Maria" and "Empress Catherine the Great". Builder - L. L. Coromaldi. Launched on April 2, 1914. In the first half of 1917, it underwent trials and became part of the Black Sea Fleet. After the February Revolution of 1917, it was named Volya. The battleship was the flagship of the White Fleet (1920-1924). On November 14, 1920, under the name General Alekseyev, a ship in the Russian squadron, it led a convoy of ships evacuating the Whites from Crimea to Constantinople. In December, the dreadnought, as the flagship of the remnants of the white fleet, came to Bizerte, the French naval base in Tunisia (North Africa) On October 30, 1924, after the French government recognized the Soviet government, the Russian squadron was officially disbanded and the flags on the Russian ships were lowered. The St. Andrew's flag was lowered on the dreadnought on November 30, 1924. It was the lowering of the General Alekseyev's flag in Tunisia, which took place in October 1924, that became a symbol of the end of the Russian squadron. The flag of the Emperor Alexander III has been preserved in Australia, in the émigré Wardroom of Russian naval officers. In 1975, it was given to a priest, the son of one of the naval officers. In 2014, the flag was given to the Russian Military Historical Society. In 2015, in memory of the battleship, the strategic nuclear submarine of Project 955 Borey, was given the name Emperor Alexander III. The country's leadership mentioned the flag returned to Russia in their speech and reported that assigning this name to the new submarine is evidence of the continuity of the history of the Russian Empire and the Russian Federation. A unique artifact for collectors of relics of the Russian Imperial Navy and the Russian Empire. Excellent condition. The diameter of the bronze medallion is 26 cm. The size of the wooden base is 38x33 cm.