Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, II Class Cross with Swords, Oversized French-Made Example c. 1925 Buy Now the reverse in postcard format

the reverse in postcard format and within a handwritten inscription indicating the photo was taken on 11 August 1916

on a bronze suspension frame with pinback

extremely fine conditin

Personnel did not eat off base for sanitary reasons

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, II Class Cross with Swords, Oversized French-Made Example c. 1925 Buy Now the reverse in postcard format( , 2 ). Instituted 14 February 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein Gottorp; incorporated into Russian orders 15 April 1797 by Tsar Paul I of Russia. (1855 1917 issue; 1917 present by the House of Romanov in Exile). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted