Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. George, IV Class Cross in Gold Buy Now by Italian maker Cravanzola

by Italian maker Cravanzola

material fatigue consistent with age and field use is evident and includes fraying of the wire and deterioration of the felt liner

wrapped into a U-Shape

the coloration of the wreath and the national eagle were altered from white to a less visible grey

flying Pfalz D

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. George, IV Class Cross in Gold Buy Now by Italian maker Cravanzola( 4 ). Instituted 26 November 1769 by Catherine II (the Great). Of high quality Russian manufacture, a Cross pattee constructed of Gold with white enamelled arms, the obverse with a small central white enamelled medallion bearing a hand painted depiction of Saint George slaying a dragon in multi coloured enamels, centrepiece having been encased in glass and polished, the reverse centrepiece having been painted white on glass bearing a black Cyrillic