Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iv Class, C.1917 Auction Archive 1938” and “29

1938” and “29

named Obergefreiter Johann Epting

With the exception of very minor loss of gilt finish

Michael Madaus

Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iv Class, C.1917 Auction Archive 1938” and “29( , 4 ). Instituted February 1807 by Tsar Alexander I. (1807 1917 issue). Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte with ribbed arms, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central raised disc with Cyrillic characters (SG) as the saints monogram, the three and nine oclock arms etched with a number of 109636, the six oclock arm bearing an inscription of 4 (4TH CLASS), the twelve