Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Ann, III Class in Gold with Swords, c.1905 certificate_of_authenticity secreted within a period original

secreted within a period original two-piece card stock presentation case

The inside is lined in brown cotton in selected locations

presenting minor oxidation

Hamiltonserved at Duchess of Connaught for the next ten and a half weeks

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Ann, III Class in Gold with Swords, c.1905 certificate_of_authenticity secreted within a period original( ). Instituted February 14, 1735. A lovely St. Anne, constructed of 14K Gold, consisting of a red enamelled cross with ornamented Gold patterns and swords in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a white enamelled centerpiece bearing the hand painted figure of St. Anna, the reverse with a similar white enamelled medallion, bearing the hand painted initials A. I. P. F. for the Latin Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia (Anna, Emperor