Russia, Imperial. A Miniature Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Civil Division, C.1860 United Republic of Reinstituted 1957

Reinstituted 1957

In 1917 he was promoted to Oberleutnant (Senior Lieutenant)

with moderate loss of finish eviden

Presidential Letter of Condolence (inscribed "IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF Staff Sergeant John A

He held the rank of SS-Sturmmann from 1 July 1942

Russia, Imperial. A Miniature Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Civil Division, C.1860 United Republic of Reinstituted 1957( . ). Instituted in 1765. Five piece construction, in Gold with black, white and green enamels, with a stylized "S" in red on both centrepieces, weighing 1 gram, measuring 14. 3 mm (w) x 15. 5 mm (h), chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on the wreath surrounding the obverse centrepiece, otherwise the enamels are intact, fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Stanislaus (also spelled Stanislas) was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765