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Medal - RUSSIA-EMPIRE - Cross of St- George for Soldiers

Currency:CHF Category:Collectibles Start Price:1,200.00 CHF Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 CHF
Medal - RUSSIA-EMPIRE - Cross of St- George for Soldiers
Group of five:
Belgium: commemorative war medal 1914-1918 for wounded (with Red Cross on ribbon; bronze).
Russia: Gold Cross 1st class (yellow metal, no number and no mark, single cast version);
Gold Cross 2nd class (bronze gilt, very thin version, no number, no mark);
Silver Cross 3rd class (silver, French auction mark/swan, numbered "217865/3STEP", dark patina);
Silver Cross 4th class (silver, French auction mark/swan, numbered "625424/4STEP"); all with original ribbons, mounted to Belgian style group (with metal bar).
Reverse of ribbons handwritten descriptions of the historical background: the oldest of this group was a Belgian NCO (BISET) of the Belgian Expeditionary Corps in Russia (Motorized Machine Guns/4th Division of the 6th Corps in the 11th Russian Army, with dates of several citations).
Very nice group of great historical interest, small signs of wearing!

I/II R!