Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Collar/Sash Badge

SKU: 01.RUS.0101.105.01

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  • I Class Badge Obverse
  • I Class Badge Reverse

Attributes

  • country
    Russia
  • date of institution
    March 10, 1699
  • makers
    Albert Keibel ; Eduard ; Wilhelm Keibel; Julius Keibel; Dmitri Osipov; Nichols & Plinke; Karl Schubert; Imanuel Pannasch (all from St. Petersburg); and other Russian makers. Russian awards were also manufactured by Austrian, German, French and other European makers.
  • remarks
    Earlier type of badge comes without the blue enamelled scrolls beneath the crown (until 1856), and measured ca. 55x88mm. For exceptional Merit, it could be awarded with Diamonds. It could be also awarded "with Swords" for Military Merit. Since the creation of the Order by Peter I, the badge had undergone substantial variations in respect to size and design. Value of higher-end Russian Orders varies greatly; value depends on period and quality of manufacture, maker and the provenance; as well as value of Russian currency and general economic situation in Russia. A rare award.

History


The Order was initially designed by Peter the Great in 1698, but it was not officially instituted until 1699.

It was considered the highest Order of Chivalry in the Russian Empire, and it was awarded for acts of extraordinary military or civil merit.

Recipients of this Order were automatically conferred the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, the Order of the White Eagle, the Order of Saint Anne (I Class only), and the Order of Saint Stanislaus (I Class only).

Low ranking recipients automatically moved up to the position of Lieutenant General or Vice Admiral.

The statutes for the Order were created in 1720, but were never officially approved by Peter the Great. Since the Tsar controlled the production of this Order, a number of variations exist.

This Order was discontinued during the USSR, and re-instituted as the most prestigious Russian Order by the Russian Federation in 1998.

The Order awards with diamonds were a special distinction and they were added to the award at the expense of the recipient.

When not worn with the collar, the badge could be worn at the left hip, on a particular sash.

The reverse features an inscription, translated as "For Faith and Loyalty".

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Versions

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Version

Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Badge (in gold)

  • Price

    $40,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    67x83mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    Saint Andrew Collar with Badge and Star: available on eMedals, in 2020 for $325,000. Value of higher-end Russian Orders varies greatly; v...

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Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Badge with Diamonds

  • Price

    $2,500,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled/Diamonds

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    130.5mm x 87.8mm

  • Maker

    Unknown

  • Version Remarks

    A c.1800 Badge composed of approximately 45 carats of diamonds, measuring 130.5mm x 87.8mm, weighing 161.75g was sold by Sotheby's in 200...

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Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Badge with Diamonds (of European Manufacture)

  • Price

    $85,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Silver/Diamonds/Rubies

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    115mm x 75.5mm

  • Maker

    Unknown

  • Version Remarks

    Sold by Morton & Eden Ltd., in 2012 for £85,000. Value of higher-end Russian Orders varies greatly; value depends on period and quality o...

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Version

Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Badge (early 1840s, by Kammerer & Keibel)

  • Price

    $240,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    89mm x 52mm

  • Maker

    Kammerer & Keibel

  • Version Remarks

    This example sold by Morton & Eden Ltd in 2013 for £240,000. Value of higher-end Russian Orders varies greatly; value depends on period a...

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Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Civil Division, Badge (for non-Christian)

  • Price

    $100,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    ca. 60x88mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    When badge was awarded to non-Christians, the image of the Saint was replaced by the Russian Imperial Eagle. Value of higher-end Russian ...

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Andrew+military+badge+
Version

Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Badge (with swords)

  • Price

    $120,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    67mm x 83mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    Value of higher-end Russian Orders varies greatly; value depends on period and quality of manufacture, maker and the provenance; as wel...

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Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Badge (with swords, in diamonds)

  • Price

    N/A

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled/Diamonds

  • Inscription

    Obv: S.A.R.P. Rev: ЗА ВБРУ ИВЬРНОСТЬ

  • Size

    67mm x 83mm

  • Maker

  • Version Remarks

    Value of higher-end Russian Orders varies greatly; value depends on period and quality of manufacture, maker and the provenance; as wel...

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Andrew+ic+badge+emigre
Version

Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Civil Division, Badge (Emigre Type)

  • Price

    $12,000 USD

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Inscription

  • Size

    58mm x 62mm

  • Maker

    Unknown

  • Version Remarks

    Available on eMedals in 2020 for $12,825.

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Miniatures

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Miniature

Order of Saint Andrew the First-Called, Miniature Badge

  • Price

    $1,500 USD

  • Size

    12mm x 21.5mm

  • Composition

    Gold/Enamelled

  • Remarks

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