Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anne, III Class with Swords, by Dimitry Osipov, c.1917 Auction Archive commonly distributed as replacement pieces

commonly distributed as replacement pieces to veterans and as quality exhibition examples for collector display

black cotton backer with heat-activated coating

bronze gilt and enamel

Keitel lacked independent command authority

gray pebbled exterior

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anne, III Class with Swords, by Dimitry Osipov, c.1917 Auction Archive commonly distributed as replacement pieces( ). Instituted February 14th, 1735. A Cross Patte constructed of bronze gilt with red enamelled arms, and with ornamented gilt patterns with crossed swords in the quadrants between the arms, the obverse with a white enamelled centerpiece bearing the hand painted figure of St. Anna, the reverse with a similar white enamelled medallion, bearing the hand painted initials A. I. P. F. for the Latin Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia (Anna, Emperor Peters