Russia, Imperial. A Cross of St. George, IV Class to Junior Officer, 1917 Archive with gilded falcon and enamels

with gilded falcon and enamels

42 mm x 55

3rd Canadian Artillery Brigade

Against the right wing of the infantry seated on enemy tanks

Russia, Imperial. A Cross of St. George, IV Class to Junior Officer, 1917 Archive with gilded falcon and enamels( , 3 ). Instituted February 1807 by Tsar Alexander I. An untouched and exemplary example. A silver cross pattee, the obverse bears the central cypher of the saint, the reverse bearing Saint George on horseback slaying a dragon, the obverse 12 oclock arm stating 1 M (One Million) the 9 and 3 o'clock arms are numbered 025442, the 6 oclock arm denoting IV class, measures 34. 09 mm (w) x 41. 18 mm (h), worn on a Russian pentagonal mount with felt