Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Type II, Set of Insignia, c.1835
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SKU: 01.RUS.0104.102.01.100
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Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, Set of Insignia, comprising:
(i) Sash badge, by Emanuel Pannasch, St. Petersburg, 1835, in gold and enamels, in the form of a red enamelled Maltese Cross with gold broad-winged Imperial eagles in each of the angles, their wing tips almost touching, with central painted enamel portrait of St. Alexander Nevsky on horseback right, rev., with Imperial Warrant and maker’s mark on upper and lower arms of cross beneath the enamel, 56mm (including suspension loop) x 49mm, virtually as made, with gold double ring suspension attached to original sash;
(ii) Breast star, in cloth and bullion, as originally issued with the sash badge; the star with ribbed silver rays and wired sequins, legend in gold lettering with green embroidered wreath on embroidered coral background, outer and inner circles in coiled silver wire, centre with monogram in gold wire on silver wire background, unmarked paper backing, 82 x 82mm, virtually as made;
(iii) Breast star, by Nicholls & Plincke, St. Petersburg, commissioned circa 1837-39, in silver, with pierced jewel-cut rays; with central crowned gold monogram on a white enamelled background, the motto of the Order ǯǨ ǺǸǻǬȃ ǰ ǶǺǭǿǭǹǺǭǪǶ(For Labour and Fatherland) in gold, with enamelled wreath below on red enamelled background, rev., gilt, with backplate stamped NICHOLLS & PLINCKE A ST PETERSBOURG, fitted with Russian style screw-back suspension with plain separate silver screw-plate, 93mm, small flake of red enamel missing, otherwise good extremely fine.
Conceived as a purely military order by Peter the Great, this Order was never awarded during the Czar's lifetime. Empress Catherine I began to award the Order after her husband's death, although she did not award it solely for military pursuits. The USSR adopted this Order and secularized it.
The Breast Star "with diamonds" is awarded, at the sovereign's discretion, to an individual as a special distinction.
The obverse features an inscription, translated as "For Labour and Fatherland". Though some of the breast stars do not have an obverse inscription and instead feature an image of Alexander Nevsky.
This Order has been awarded approximately 3,750 times since its inception in 1724.
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