Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus In Gold, Miniature Boutonniere, C.1900 Newly Listed he was promoted to Lieutenant

he was promoted to Lieutenant on August 18

this time to the Canadian Machine Gun Depot at Crowborough on August 13

The underside of the helmet skirt is stamped “3962”

Of Austrian manufacture

Russia, Imperial. An Order Of St. Stanislaus In Gold, Miniature Boutonniere, C.1900 Newly Listed he was promoted to LieutenantOf the intracite detailing and quality one comes to expect of Russian Imperial gold orders. With outstanding detail in gold with red, white and green enamels, weighing 1. 4 grams, Moscow city marked and Kokoshnik marked on the reverse, the latter mark consisting of a woman's head beside the "56" gold content (14ct), 17. 5 mm x 17. 5 mm, on a 23. 8 mm original period rosette, Kokoshnik marked on the silver screwback, intact enamels, extremely fine.