Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anne in Gold, III Class, c.1900 Archive maker marked “Hans Gnad

maker marked “Hans Gnad

The Battalion was assigned garrison duty along the Canadian Pacific Railway main line that stretched across the prairies

the interior retaining a fully intact Reichszeugmeisterei (RZM) label with a maker’s code of “A4/28” and a secondary code of “229774”

First badge: three-piece construction

zum Abschluss eines Waffenstillstandsabkommens mit dem Hauptquartier des Generals Eisenhower

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anne in Gold, III Class, c.1900 Archive maker marked “Hans Gnad( ). Instituted on February 14th, 1735. A delicately hand manufactured example of this order, constructed of 14 kt Gold, consisting of a red enamelled cross with ornamented Gold patterns with swords in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a white enamelled centerpiece bearing the hand painted figure of St. Anna, the reverse with a similar white enamelled medallion, bearing the hand painted initials A. I. P. F. for the Latin