Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, II Class Cross with Swords, Oversized French-Made Example c. 1925 Buy Now Affixed to the cap band

Affixed to the cap band directly beneath the eagle is a second insignia consisting of a black wool backer bearing a hand-embroidered silver aluminum wire oak leaf wreath

measuring 39 mm (w) x 63

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

extremely fine conditin

to promote and encourage the training of marksmanship throughout Canada

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, II Class Cross with Swords, Oversized French-Made Example c. 1925 Buy Now Affixed to the cap band( , 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