Russia, Imperial. A Rare Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross for Non-Christians in Gold, by Eduard Hold which could be incorporated in

which could be incorporated in chivalric ideals

A pair of Eastern Front trench art brass shells

In the inside cover

both unmarked and measuring 40 mm (w) x 100 mm (l)

along with a raised 12 mm wide border on the brim covered in silvered bullion wire

Russia, Imperial. A Rare Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross for Non-Christians in Gold, by Eduard Hold which could be incorporated in( 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 Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central pebbled Gold medallion overlaid by a raised