4th class Orders of Virtuti Militari made by Immanuel Pannasch /IP/ workshop

On November 7, 1831 after the suppression of the Polish uprising of 1830–1831 Emperor Nicholas I ordered that officers and generals be given out “a badge of distinction belonging to the Kingdom of Poland for military merit” to officers and generals. 4th class Virtuti Militari orders was awarded to company officers /subaltern officers/. During 1831-1835 Immanuel Pannasch workshop manufactured 5219 4th class crosses.

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 31.8 mm.
Weight 9.17 g.

Marked with unreadable St. Petersburg assay office year mark.

Medallions and inscriptions.

Under different light.

 

Another 4th class "Kapitul" cross made by Immanuel Pannasch.

 

4th class cross from the collection of State Historical Museum in Moscow.

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 32 mm.

Marked with partly readable St. Petersburg assay office year mark "183?".

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 31 mm.
Weight 8.01 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1833" and maker's mark "IP" for Immanuel Pannasch.

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 34.8 x 31.8 mm.
Weight 8.6 g.

Marked with partly readable St. Petersburg assay office year mark "18??".

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 32 mm.
Weight 8.56 g.

Marked with partly readable St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1833".

Ex Alex Orlowski collection.

Mark.

Same cross under a different light.

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 31 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1832".

 

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 32 mm.

Marked with unreadable St. Petersburg assay office year mark.

 

4th class cross from the collection of Moscow Kremlin Museums. Exemplary cross that once was in the collection of Kapitul.

Gold, silver, enamel.
Size 35 x 32 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office year mark "1832".