Orders of Saint Alexander Nevsky made by Rothe /CF Rothe&Nephew, Wien/

All these breast stars (and crosses) originally were manufactured as "copies for collectors" during 1960s-1970s. Resold later as originals of "made by unknown European workshop"/"made by Austrian workshop". Quite often they bear fake marks of Imperial Russia, Austro-Hungarian Empire and even French Republic.​

Breast star with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 88 mm.

Reverse https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...rothe-cf-rothe-nephew-wien.25600/#post-355080 and https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...rothe-cf-rothe-nephew-wien.25600/#post-371745.

 

Breast star without swords.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 88 mm.
Weight 69.8 g.

Marked with a barely visible /polished/ fake Austro-Hungarian hallmarks for 800th silver, Vienna mark and "FR" mark.

 

Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky breast star with swords made by Rothe /same breast star https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...othe-cf-rothe-nephew-wien.25600/#post-355078//.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 88 x 88.4 mm.
Weight 77.3 g.

Marked with a fake Austro-Hungarian hallmarks for 800th silver, Vienna mark "head of Diana to the right, 3, A, in a 5-petal shield" and "FR" marks.

 

Another variation of the fake /a.k.a. "collector's copy"/ breast star made by Rothe.

Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 79×79 mm.

Marks.

 

Breast star variation with a different form of rays (see also https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...rothe-cf-rothe-nephew-wien.25613/#post-360677).

Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 85 mm.
Unmarked.

Medallions comparison (on the right medallion of the breast star with swords that was depicted above).

 

Diamond-cut breast star without swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 87 х 86 mm
Weight 69.47 g.

Unmarked.

 

Classical Rothe-made copy of Saint Alexander Nevsky breast star that was also recently donated to the Kremlin collection together with these ̷f̷a̷k̷e̷s̷ ̷ "newly regained relics" https://asiamedals.info/threads/fak...e-collection-of-moscow-kremlin-museums.23728/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/fak...e-collection-of-moscow-kremlin-museums.25625/ ; https://asiamedals.info/threads/rep...e-collection-of-moscow-kremlin-museums.23698/.

 

Our old acquaintance https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...rothe-cf-rothe-nephew-wien.25600/#post-355832 with a different set of fake marks.
This time breast star was "made in France".

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 82 mm.

Marked with a fake French silver hallmark "boar's head" and phantasy (?) maker's mark.

Same breast star under a different light.

 

Breast star with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 84 mm.

Marked with a fake AK maker's mark for Albert Keibel workshop.

 

Exemplary cased replica made by Rothe. Full set of Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky insignias with swords.

Cross.
Silver, gilt, enamel.

Unmarked. Obviously cross has the same base that workshop used for its Saint Anna orders https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-saint-anna-made-by-rothe-wien.25857.

Breast star.
Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 85 mm.

Unmarked.

Case.

 

Breast star with swords /same breast star https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...othe-cf-rothe-nephew-wien.25600/#post-355078/.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 88 mm.

Marked with a fake Austro-Hungarian hallmarks for 800th silver, Vienna mark "head of Diana to the right, 3, A, in a 5-petal shield" and "FR" marks.