Imperial Russian Red Cross Society Medals "In Memory of the Russo-Japanese War" made by the Moscow workshop of Ivan Mnekin /ИМ/

Ivan Mnekin workshop history https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-george-made-by-moscow-workshop-im-im.26599/.

All known medals made by the ИМ workshop have a convex overlay cross.

1st variation /"early"/.

Silver, enamel.
Size 28 mm.

Marked with a partly readable maker's mark "ИМ/IM" for Moscow workshop of Ivan Mnekin /Иван Мнекин/ and barely visible Moscow assay office silver hallmark of "shovel" form "84 ИЛ", where ИЛ = управляющий Московским пробирным округом с 1899 Иван Лебедкин/ IL = manager of the Moscow assay district since 1899 Ivan Lebedkin/ from 1899-1908 time period. Note that the cross is slightly offset from the center of the obverse.

 

Another example of the medal of 1st variation.

Marks.

Edge.

 

2nd variation /"later"/.

Different stamp.

Silver, enamel.
Size 28 mm.

Marked with a partly readable maker's mark "ИМ/IM" for Moscow workshop of Ivan Mnekin /Иван Мнекин/ and partly readable Moscow assay office silver hallmark of "shovel" form "delta, kokoshnik facing right, 84" from 1908+ time period.

Marks.

Appliqué cross is much thicker and less convex.