Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III. Class, in Gold, c. 1900 visually-hidden he was kept on the

he was kept on the staff as musketry instructor

exhibiting scattered greening on both sides from cleaning

A rare piece of militaria belonging to an important historical figure

as he was actually 16 when he enlisted

Canadian coat-of-arms and dated 1867-1992 on the lid

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III. Class, in Gold, c. 1900 visually-hidden he was kept on the( ). Instituted February 14th, 1735. A Cross Patte constructed of 14kt Gold with red enameled arms, and with ornamented silver gilt patterns in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a white enameled centerpiece bearing the hand painted figure of St. Anna, the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, bearing the hand painted initials A. I. P. F. for the Latin Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia (Anna, Emperor Peters Daughter),