GRANTED KOVSH (LADLE)
One of the six Granted Ladles which were awarded to the merchants of the city of Yadrin (Chuvashia), who distinguished themselves in repelling an attack of "predatory gang of Pugachev" on the city on 23 July 1774.
From the mid-seventeenth Century in Russia particularly the silver ladle was treated as an award of a special value and honor for distinguished military and civilians from the government and personally the Sovereign. In this regard, in the Silver chamber of the Moscow Kremlin was organized a special production of such ladles, which were decorated with stamped State emblem, carved inscriptions of decorative letters (ligature), ribbons encircling the side of the object and containing the Royal title, the name of the awarded with the indication of his merits. The tradition of awarding silver ladles remained in the XVIII Century along with the current system of awards.