Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, I Class Cross, German-Made for White Émigrés c. 1925 Auction this in turn gave birth

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the reverse bearing a depiction of a Zeppelin in mid-flight over hilly terrain

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Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, I Class Cross, German-Made for White Émigrés c. 1925 Auction this in turn gave birth( I ). Instituted 14 February 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein Gottorp. (State issue 1797 1917; c. 1925 migre reissue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by intricate arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted image of St. Anna, situated within a circular gilded ring, the reverse