Russia

Manufactured during World War I, 1915-1917. Neck cross. The cross is bronze gilt and enameled, 48mm, maker Eduard marked on reverse. Lightly worn, with ribbon suspension. Clearly worn, condition 2.

Le “Gotha illustré” Paris, circa 1910, in French language, richly illustrated history with informative content about the Tsarist family, the military, orders and decorations, currency and more, with 6 color plates loosely inserted, bound in softcover, condition 2.

Large pin-back badge, the pin on reverse repaired during the war. Showing evident wear, condition 2-.
War trophy from the estate of a German soldier, World War I.

Manufactured by a European jeweler in fine quality. The cross is bronze, gilt and enameled, the eagles between the arms of the cross with crown, without hallmarks, approx. 38mm. On original ribbon.

Christianity 700 years in Finland 1857
Obverse: IMPERATOR ALEXANDER II PRINCEPS MAGNUS FENNIAE, head of Emperor Alexander II facing right, below engraver’s name А. Лялинъ (A. Lyalin) — Reverse: LUX NOVA ET AETERNA. HAC LUCE ANTE VII SAECULA GAUDEBAT FENNIA DIE XVIII JUNI A. MDCCCLVII,
Designer: Alexander Lyalin,
Manufacturer: St. Petersburg Mint

A typical piece from World War I, circa 1917. Without maker’s mark, but a typical production of the Eduard firm, cross gilt bronze and enameled, 33mm, painted medallion with the rider on red ground, on original ribbon. Condition 2.

World War I manufacture in fine silk moiré, width 52 mm, length 40 cm, unworn condition. Old stock from a historic decorations dealer, very rare.

circa 1904. Mailed as postcard from Russia to St. Gallen, Switzerland. Condition 2.

3rd Type 1913-1917, silver, with award number 171 140

1908, awarded to the Royal Architect Karl Liman, embossed seal of the Order Chancellery. Condition 2

Manufactured after 1945

Instituted on October 7, 1911. The badge in the form of a cross. Between the arms of the cross are the ciphers of Emperors Alexander I, Alexander III, Nicholas I, and Nicholas II, crowned with the Imperial Crown. On the horizontal arms of the cross are the jubilee dates “1811” and “1911”, on the upper arm is the cipher of Emperor Alexander II as well as the cipher of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich, on the lower arm is the inscription and number “100”. In the center of the shield is affixed the Sevastopol Cross with the number “349”. On the reverse, the screw with maker “Э. Кортман”.
Very rare badge. Condition 2

Weight 22.8 g. Height 51.3 mm, Width 51.3

St. Petersburg 1912-1917, manufactured by Heinrich Kan, maker's mark with hallmark G.K. and 84, instituted on February 18, 1912. Lightly worn, in good condition. Very rare.

This is a particularly magnificent example, probably Austrian manufacture, circa 1835. The breast star in silver. White enameled center with genuine gold monogram SA for St. Alexander. The surrounding wreath also with the order's motto in gold: “ЗА ТРУДЫ И ОТЕЧЕСТВО” (“For Labor and Fatherland”). The star is affixed on the reverse with a long pin. The breast star shows light wear, the red glass flux beneath the motto with minor enamel damage, in very fine condition for its age, complete in octagonal presentation case. Extremely rare.

The first Imperial Order of the Holy and Right-Believing Grand Prince Alexander Nevsky (Russian: Императорский Орден Святого Благовѣрного Великого Князя Александра Невского, Imperatorskij Orden Swjatowo Blagowernowo Welikowo Knjasja Alexandra Newskowo) was an imperial Russian civil and military order of merit, ranking second after the Order of St. Andrew, and had only one class. It was conferred only upon persons holding at least the rank of Major General. Princes of Imperial Blood received the order automatically upon reaching their majority, Russian Grand Dukes and sons of the Tsar immediately after baptism. It was instituted on May 21, 1725 by Catherine I, following the death of her consort Tsar Peter the Great.

The badge of the order is a gold, red-enameled, eight-pointed cross, in the center with the image of St. Alexander Nevsky in golden armor on horseback, and on the reverse with the crowned cipher of the Saint. In the four angles are four gold crowned double-headed eagles. The order could be conferred with diamonds for outstanding merit and with golden swords for military merit. When decorated with diamonds, on the cross the eagles and the frame of the center medallion are adorned with diamonds; on the breast star the entire star is set with diamonds. When decorated with swords, these are placed beneath the eagles on the cross and in crossed form beneath the center medallion on the star. Non-Christians received the order with the Imperial eagle instead of the saint's figure in the center medallion of the cross and star.

The order was worn on a ponceau-red ribbon, 10 cm wide, suspended from the left shoulder to the right hip, together with an eight-pointed silver breast star with the crowned cipher of St. Alexander: S. A. (Sanctus Alexander, in Latin letters) surrounded by the order's motto “For Labor and Fatherland” (Russian: “За Труды и Отечество”, “Za trudy i otjetschestwo”) in gold inscription on a red rim. Recipients of the Order of St. Andrew wore the Nevsky order as a neck decoration. The order's feast day was August 30 (September 11).

During the short-lived provisional government under Alexander Kerensky, the order continued to be conferred, but with uncrowned double-headed eagles in the angles of the cross. After the October Revolution of 1917, it was no longer conferred.

Brass bronze, on original ribbon, condition 2.

Bazardzhik was not a major independent fortress like Plevna or Silistra during the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), but played a role in the course of the Russian offensive through Bulgaria. The city was captured by Russian troops in January 1878.

Bronze, diameter 40 mm, condition 2.

A typical piece from World War I, circa 1917. Without maker's mark, but a typical production of the Eduard firm. Cross in gilt bronze and enameled, 33mm, painted medallion with the horseman on red background, on original ribbon. Condition 2.

circa 1915. Badge made of base metal, partially gilded, reverse silvered, mounted on screw disc with maker's mark “Eduard”. Lightly worn, condition 2.
A fine original.

This is a Russian manufacture from World War I from the period of the Kerensky Government from 1917. Neck cross. The cross is bronze gilt and enameled, the two medallions on the obverse with depiction of St. George against red background, reverse with the initials in black on white background. Height 45 mm. Lightly worn, on unworn original neck ribbon. Condition 2.
Typical example from the final phase of World War I, awarded under the Kerensky Government for only 2 years, no later than after the Russian Revolution the orders were no longer awarded.

circa 1916. War souvenirs of a German officer. Total of 22 insignia: cockades, badges for academy graduates, shoulder board overlays, etc. All insignia mounted on a diamond-shaped cardboard panel covered with blue velvet, overall height of panel 27.5 cm. Condition 2.

Bronze, diameter 30 mm, condition 2.

circa 1891. Gold token in the form of an epaulette for a Podporuchik (Second Lieutenant), background enameled in red/white, height 28 mm. Weight 3.26 g. Reverse with Russian dedication engraving “M. K. Dubenskoje 9 July 1891”. With ring for wearing on a watch chain. Condition 2+.
Dubenskoje is located south of Moscow in the Wad district.

Bronze, diameter 40 mm, condition 2.

Bronze, 2.7 cm diameter, Rare. Condition 2

circa 1871. The token in gold, finely enameled on both sides. Above the crown the dates 1870/1871, the center is rotatable: on the obverse in the center the Russian double-headed eagle in fine enamel painting on yellow ground with inscription "Smolensko-Brestskoj Shelsenoj Dorogi" (= Smolensk-Brest Railway), on the reverse engraved the crowned cipher "K. R." as seal with inscription "Karl Iwanowitsch Rostnizkij". At the top in the suspension loop with gold hallmark "56" zolotnik, height 45 mm, condition 2+. Very rare.

Russian manufacture, circa 1870. The cross in gold with black enameling, thin flat cross arms, the medallion finely painted on both sides, the medallion ring on the obverse chased. Width 48mm. The suspension loop hallmarked gold “56” and maker “WK” for Wilhelm Keibel, St. Petersburg. The breast star in brilliant-cut silver, the medallion enameled with painted order motto, the center gold, on pin. Accompanied by an old silk sash piece, fine silk, somewhat faded. Only lightly worn, an exceptionally fine quality in very beautiful condition!

The Imperial Russian Order of St. Anna (Russian Орден Святой Анны/ Orden Swjatoi Anny) was originally a house order and order of merit of the Holstein-Gottorp dynasty, which was incorporated into the Russian order system. The order was established on February 14, 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp at Kiel. The order was intended as a memorial to the deceased Tsaritsa Anna and founded in honor of his own consort Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter I. Originally, the order had only one class and was limited to a maximum of 15 members. The childless Empress Elizabeth I appointed in 1743 the later Peter III, the son of the above couple, as Tsarevich, so that the Grand Master of the Order of St. Anna moved to Russia, while the order remained Schleswig-Holsteinian. During the reign of Catherine II, the order had no national affiliation whatsoever, since Peter III renounced the Holstein ducal title in favor of another line of the dynasty; however, as a house order it was awarded by Tsarevich Paul (Paul I) in not insignificant quantities. In 1797, the Order of St. Anna was then adopted by Paul I as a three-class order of merit into the Russian system. The third class was purely a military decoration for merit and was worn only as a miniature on the sword pommel. Emperor Alexander I created a fourth class of the order in 1815, which was worn on the sword pommel, so that the 3rd class acquired the character of a breast decoration. The insignia of the Order of St. Anna was a red enameled cross pattée with gold border (from 1828; until that year the order retained its Holstein appearance with colored red glass instead of enameling). In the central medallion of the obverse was the image of St. Anna with a cross in her hand, executed in enamel painting; the reverse showed the central medallion with the intertwined monogram cipher of the saint. Golden flames emerged from the angles of the order cross. From 1828, the order could be awarded with crown (only 1st and 2nd class); it was an enameled Russian imperial crown that hung above the cross. In 1874, the decoration with crown was abolished and simultaneously the one with swords was introduced. The golden swords were placed beneath the flames in the cross angles. The Order of St. Anna 1st and 2nd class could also be awarded with brilliants. Non-Christians received the order with the tsar's eagle instead of the saint's figure in the central medallion of the cross. The order ribbon was red with simple yellow stripes on both edges. The Grand Cross was worn on a sash from the left shoulder to the right hip, the star of the 1st and 2nd class on the right breast. The silver breast star of the order was eight-pointed; in the central medallion it had the order cross, which was surrounded by a band with the abbreviated original order motto “Amantibus Iustitiam, Pietatem, Fidem” (= To those who love Justice, Piety, and Faith). On decorations with crown, it sat above the central medallion; on those with swords, the crossed swords were placed beneath the central medallion. Simultaneously with the adoption of the Order of St. Anna into the Russian system, Paul I established the “Badge of Honor of St. Anna” (“Знакъ отличія св. Анны”), a small gilded medal with the order cross in its center and the award number on the reverse, which was intended for non-commissioned officers and soldiers for 20 years of service. Since the October Revolution, the order and the badge of honor were no longer awarded.

circa 1880. Gold token in the form of a sabretache, the sabretache with applied crowned monogram “A II”, the background red enameled, hinged opening, interior with medallion for insertion of a photograph. Complete with gold suspension chain, height of sabretache approximately 26 mm, total height with chain approximately 10.8 cm. Excellent jeweler's quality, condition 2+.

Silver St. George Cross 4th Class. Silver, reverse with stamped award number "No. 59252", complete with original ribbon section. Condition 2.