Copies of Saint Vladimir Order made by Rothe, Wien

Copies for collectors that were manufactured after WW2.

Typical Rothe-made copy of the St. Vladimir order breast star.

Silver, enamel.
Size 84 mm.

Fake Austrian silver marks and pseudo Russian "PK" mark also added.
Looks like central medallion was recently regilded.

 

1st/2nd glass "grand cross".

Gold, enamel.
Size 59 × 53.5 mm.
Weight 32.91 g.

Unmarked.

"СЕНТЛЬРЛ" instead of "СЕНТАБРА".

 

4th class cross.

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 42.13 x 39.58 mm.
Weight 18.4 g.

Unmarked. Arms of the cross have vertically oriented guilloché.

 

1st/2nd glass "grand cross".

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.43 × 53.15 mm.
Weight 38.7 g.

 

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 93.97 x 94.93 mm.

Unmarked.

 

4th class cross in bronze with atypically wide fit ring (most likely later replacement - note damaged reverse medallion).

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Width 38 mm.

Unmarked.

 

Rothe-made copy of Saint Vladimir order breast star with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.

"FR" + fake Austrian marks.

 

1st/2nd class cross with swords.

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

Marked with fake "AK" mark on the ring. Note that cross ring has two additional balls that are typical for Saint Anna crosses.

 

1st/2nd class cross without swords with same ring of "St. Anna type".

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

Unmarked.

 

1st/2nd class cross with minor variation of iconography.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

Unmarked. Reverse medallion enamel was damaged.

 

1st/2nd class cross.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 х 53 mm.
Weight 36.06 g.

Unmarked.

 

1st/2nd class cross.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 х 53 mm.
Weight 36.87 g.

Unmarked.

 

Exquisite collectors set. Well, sort of.

Hecho a mano único ...

 

Another "rarity" with swords. This time the swords are "Russian-made". Note that reverse inscription has several mistakes "СЕНТЛЬРЛ". Arms of the cross have vertically oriented guilloché.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 х 54 mm.
Weight 38.54 g.

 

This time two lower parts of swords are missing.

Fake "AK" mark.

 

Another variant of iconography. Note that arms of the cross once again have vertically oriented guilloché.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.