Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Stanislaus, II Class Cross in Gold, c. 1900 Province of China Nearly very fine condition

Nearly very fine condition

Constructed of thick  dark blue wool

Lyon spending forty-four plus months in a German camp

The MGSM was only awarded to surviving claimants

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Stanislaus, II Class Cross in Gold, c. 1900 Province of China Nearly very fine condition( . 2 ). Instituted 8 May 1765 by Stanisaw II August of Poland; incorporated into Russian orders 1831 by Tsar Nicholas I. (1831 1917 issue). Constructed of 14K Gold with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Maltese Cross with arms completing in ribbed fans and ball finials, joined together through the quadrants by intricate double headed imperial eagles, the obverse featuring red enamels, bearing a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a