Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross with Swords, French-Made Example, c. 1916 Republic of 1946 at No

1946 at No

the reverse is plain and bears the number “171”

It is dated to Russia on April 29

the city of Vienna

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross with Swords, French-Made Example, c. 1916 Republic of 1946 at No( , 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