with the text embossed on the front cover and spine
presenting minor oxidation along the badge
48 mm long knurled needle pin on the reverse
A thin leather washer covers the seam of the upper crossguard
plus an off-white shoelace replacing the original drawstring that has been lost to time
Russia, Imperial. An Order Of Saint Stanislaus, Military Division Ii Class Cross In Gold, C.1860 United Republic of with the text embossed on( , 2 ). Instituted in 1765. Type II (1856 1917). Constructed of Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with black enameled arms completing in ball finials and with ribbed fans adorning the outer edges, with crossed swords piercing the centrepiece, overlaid on each quadrant by finely detailed Romanov imperial eagles, featuring a central white enameled medallion bearing a Gold and enameled monogram of Saint Stanislaus, set