Russia, Empire. An Imperial Order of St. Anne in Gold, Third Class, c. 1900 Archive demonstrating a small tear to

demonstrating a small tear to the left edge when viewed from the obverse

obverse centre medallion depicts the ruins of the ancestral castle of Zähringer

He remained in armed service throughout the 1920s and early 1930s

measuring 34 mm (w) x 1150 mm (l)

with both prongs fully intact on the reverse but bent

Russia, Empire. An Imperial Order of St. Anne in Gold, Third Class, c. 1900 Archive demonstrating a small tear toInstituted in 1735. Red enameled cross with ornamented Gold patterns in each of the corners, obverse centerpiece shows a hand made figure of St. Anna on enamels of multiple colors, the reverse centerpiece bearing the hand painted initials "A. I. P. F." for the Latin "Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia" (Anna, Emperor Peter's daughter) also on enamel, on original red ribbon, 39. 7 mm (h) x 35. 6 mm (w), the cross bears several marks, including a diana's head