Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus In Gold, I Class Badge, By Ivan Keibel, C.1870 Archive (Verdienstkreuz

(Verdienstkreuz

He fought in the campaign against France

1915) was with U 9 from August 1

each stitched in place to a 120 mm (w) x 65 mm (h) red cotton patch)

He began his military service on August 10th

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus In Gold, I Class Badge, By Ivan Keibel, C.1870 Archive (Verdienstkreuz( ). Instituted 7 May 1765 by Stanislaus II Augustus Pontiakowski. Reinstituted by Tsar Nicholas I in 1832. Of high quality manufacture by the workshop of Ivan Keibel, which was court purveyor from 1836 (until 1910), a superb ball tipped enamelled red Maltese Cross in Gold, adorning by delicate ribbed fans in the knee of each arm, the quadrants featuring detailed Romanov imperial Gold eagles, the obverse with a central enamelled white medallion