Russia, Empire. A Caucasian Wars Commemorative Badge, c. 1909 Auction Archive The Very Illustrious

The Very Illustrious

Any person not a member of the armed forces of the United States was eligible for the medal

A 1937 Hitler Jugend Deutsches Jugendfest badge

It sits securely within a silvered alloy crossguard

containing many pages presenting over sixty black-and-white photographs

Russia, Empire. A Caucasian Wars Commemorative Badge, c. 1909 Auction Archive The Very IllustriousInstituted in 1909. In bronze, obverse shows a cross with imperial crown, Roman numeral L in centrepiece, anniversary dates 1859 and 1909 on the horizontal ends, two crossed swords with monogram of Alexander II and Nicholas II, 50 mm (h) x 42 mm (w), near mint condition. Footnote: The badge was instituted in 1909 to commemorate fifty years after the Caucasian Wars. The badge was awarded to veterans of wars in the Caucasus.