Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. George, IV Class Cross in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on loop and suspended from

on loop and suspended from ribbon with brooch

measuring 78 mm (w) x 73

measuring 68 mm (w) x 52 mm (l) x 22 mm (h)

Chapter VII : First Visit to Divion - Two Tours in Passchendaele - Divion Again - Pre-Christmas Celebrations

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. George, IV Class Cross in Gold consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac on loop and suspended from( 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