Fake Orders of Saint Catherine

Fake breast star (fakes from the same manufacturer https://asiamedals.info/threads/fak...exander-nevsky-order.22734/page-2#post-358713 ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/database-of-fake-orders-of-saint-vladimir.26252/#post-359032)

Fake marks.

 

"Constructor" breast star.

Austrian hallmarks and Rothe, Wien marks.

 

Fakers used original Rothe-made diamond breast star of Bulgarian order of Saint Alexander.
This very same breast star.

Fakers dismantled original medallion and added a new fake one.

 

Fake cross made after cross from the Russian Diamond Fund collection https://asiamedals.info/threads/sma...-the-collection-of-russian-diamond-fund.25961

Original vs. fake.

 

"Delicate" work.

 

Nicely made fake.
Marked with fake hallmark and fake "NP" (Nichols & Plinke firm) mark.

 

Fake order of Saint Catherine breast star from 1990s.

Base metal, silvering, enamel.

Fake marks.

 

Another example of naïve fake breast star.

Size 87 mm.

 

Two variations of fake Saint Catherine order breast stars.

 

Fake order of Saint Catherine crosses.

 

Fake lesser cross.
Gold, enamel, strass stones.
Size 60 × 51 mm.

 

Another fake lesser cross. This time "AK-made".

Gold, enamel, strass stones.
Size 66 × 56 mm.
Weight 40.8 g.

Fake marks.

 

Fake 1st class /large/ cross.

Silver, gilt, diamonds, strass-stones, enamel.
Size 92 x 59 mm.
Weight 50.4 g.

Details.

 

Uncompromised fake.

Gold, enamel, diamonds.
Size 33.7 х 30.1 mm.
Weight 7.94 g.

Marked with fake gold hallmark "56ИЛ" and fake maker's mark "SA".

 

Fake lesser cross.

Gold, enamel, strass stones.
Size 74×62 mm.
Weight 45.86 g.

Certificate of authenticity from notorious Levin.