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Russia - St.George Cross 1st Class

Russia - St.George Cross 1st Class

Russia - St.George Cross 1st Class

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PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Belarus 1870 - 1918
MATERIAL bronze
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LOT K-7723
EAN 2000000612621
LOT K-7723
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Belarus 1870 - 1918
EAN 2000000612621
MATERIAL bronze
DIMENSIONS
MAKER
WEIGHT
PERIOD until 1918
COUNTRY Belarus 1870 - 1918
LOT K-7723
MATERIAL bronze
DIMENSIONS
EAN 2000000612621
MAKER
WEIGHT
Belarus 1870 - 1918
Russia - St.George Cross 1st Class


Description

The Order of Saint George is the highest military decoration of the Russian Federation. Originally established on November 26, 1769, Julian (December 7, 1769, Gregorian) as the highest military decoration of the Russian Empire for commissioned officers and generals by Empress Catherine the Great. After the 1917 Russian Revolution it was awarded by the White movement anti-communist forces under Alexander Kolchak until their collapse in 1921. The order was revived in the Russian Federation on August 8, 2000, by Decree №1463 of the President of Russia. The current award criteria were amended on September 7, 2010, by Presidential Decree 1099.

Approximately 33,000 St. George Crosses awarded from 1914 to 1917. On September 10, 1916, the Highest Council of Ministers approved a change to the St George Cross removing the gold and silver from its making. They began to mint crosses made of "yellow metal" (JM). The crosses first and second class, made of yellow metal had the letters "JM" (Russian «ЖМ») above the serial number, the crosses 2nd and 3rd class, made of white metal had the letters "BM" (Russian «БМ») above the serial number. The number of crosses produced for the first class in "JM" is 10,000 and shows the number sequence from № 32,481 to № 42,480

Here a bronze gilt cross from World War I. The cross is numbered as № 34,407 and shows the proper ЖМ mark on the avers of the cross.


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