Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross with Swords, French-Made Example, c. 1916 GTRexclude with two guiding chords on

with two guiding chords on each side of the braid

number impressed "13992" on the edge

the wound for which he was decorated with the Wound Badge was likely suffered during the Third Battle of Kharkov

in various types of metal

the obverse depicting the rightward facing bust of Maximilian Joseph

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, III Class Cross with Swords, French-Made Example, c. 1916 GTRexclude with two guiding chords on( , 3 ). Instituted 14 February 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein Gottorp; incorporated into Russian orders 15 April 1797 by Tsar Paul I of Russia. (1855 1917 issue; 1917 present by the House of Romanov in Exile). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted