Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. George In Gold, Iii Class, C.1815 Auction Archive “MINOTAUR”)

“MINOTAUR”)

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pinback version (broken off)

black thatched-look exterior on all sides

that runs from the crossguard and wraps around the pommel

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. George In Gold, Iii Class, C.1815 Auction Archive “MINOTAUR”)( . ). Instituted 26 November 1769 by Catherine II. A beautiful Austrian made Order of Saint George, constructed of Gold with white enamelled arms, obverse medallion bearing a delicately hand painted scene of St. George riding a white horse, spearing a green dragon on a light pink background, reverse medallion bearing a hand painted Cyrillic monogram of for (SAINT GEORGE), double construction pins visible on the medallion edges between each arm