Russia, Imperial. A Orphanage Medal, C.1763 Hold the uniform in green

the uniform in green

6 Convalescent Depot at Etaples on November 12th

Rank Insignia for Officers and Enlisted Men

mounted to a suspension bar with swing bar pinback

This particular buckle is illustrated on page 333 of "Belt Buckles & Brocades of the Third Reich

Russia, Imperial. A Orphanage Medal, C.1763 Hold the uniform in greenConstructed of silver, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a raised rightward facing profile of Catherine the Great, circumscribed by name and title in Russian Cyrillic, the reverse with a detailed depiction of a saint clutching a cross beside a kneeling female figure, topped by a Russian Cyrillic inscription of (AND YOU SHALL LIVE), with a date of 1763, the obverse marked with initials doe an unidentified maker,