Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus, I Class With Swords, C.1925 Auction circumscribed by a ring of

circumscribed by a ring of red enamel bearing the inscription V

and went operational in the following month with sorties to Hamburg and Essen

Scattered gold-coloured gilt wear on the tips

ΚΕΛΑ'Ι'ΔΗ ΛΕΚΚΑ 25 ΑΦΗΝΑΙ

circa 1920s striking

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus, I Class With Swords, C.1925 Auction circumscribed by a ring of( , 2 ). Instituted in 1765. Type II (1856 1917). Of French manufacture, in silver gilt, a red enamelled Maltese cross with ball finials and fanned arches in each knee, crossed swords through the center of the cross, with superimposed double headed eagle on top of each sword section between the arms, the obverse medallion features a hand painted red monogram of Saint Stanislaus, set within a circular laurel leaf wreath highlighted in green enamels,