Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, I Class Cross, German-Made for White Émigrés c. 1925 Hold the insignia raised upon a

the insignia raised upon a silver base incorporating a royal house rose design

including oxidation and pitting of the blade

the outer edge rigidly framed

Dessau" in the lower right corner and the company's interlocking initials insignia and numbered "5580" in the lower left corner)

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, I Class Cross, German-Made for White Émigrés c. 1925 Hold the insignia raised upon a( I ). Instituted 14 February 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein Gottorp. (State issue 1797 1917; c. 1925 migre reissue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by intricate arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted image of St. Anna, situated within a circular gilded ring, the reverse