Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross with Swords, French-Made Example, c. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Gürtelschnalle für

(Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Gürtelschnalle für Offizier)

and issued by the Versorgungsamt (pension office) Bayreuth

He enlisted on September 15

bordered in white

the epaulettes are bordered by silvered bronze rings

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross with Swords, French-Made Example, c. 1916 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Gürtelschnalle für( , 3 ). 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