Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iii Class certificate_of_authenticity until October 1st

until October 1st

only a good half a year before the end of the war

Instituted 26 November 1769 by Catherine II (the Great)

total length of chain 22cm approximately

Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iii Class certificate_of_authenticity until October 1st( ). Instituted February 1807 by Tsar Alexander I. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central raised disc with Cyrillic characters (SG) as the saints monogram, the three and nine oclock arms etched No 32289, the six oclock arm bearing an inscription of 3 (3rd Class), the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a