A GOLD MEDAL WITH RIBBON AND ORIGINAL CASE, Russia, late 19th century

d cm 5

Badge of the Imperial Order of St Stanislaus, consisting of a four-armed cross enamelled in red, with forked ends adorned with small spherical elements and Russian imperial double-headed eagles arranged between the arms. In the centre, within a circular crown enamelled in green, is a white enamel medallion bearing the red monogram ‘SS’, referring to St Stanislaus.