Reduced Orders of Saint Vladimir from "Epoch of Napoleonic Wars" made by an Unidentified Workshop

Orders of Saint Vladimir from "Epoch of Napoleonic Wars" /general thread/ /https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-saint-vladimir-from-epoch-of-napoleonic-wars-made-by-unidentified-workshops.27834/

Orders of St. Vladimir for the Battle of Waterloo https://asiamedals.info/threads/orders-of-st-vladimir-for-the-battle-of-waterloo.28211/


Almost certainly all these crosses of reduced size were made after Decree “On the reduction of the order insignias of the St. George and Prince Vladimir/Об уменьшении орденских знаков Святого Георгия и Князя Владимира” given to the Chapter of Russian Orders on January 20, 1816 by Emperor Alexander I. Crosses from this unidentified (as for today) manufacturer have two variations of iconography.

4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 30.9 mm.
Weight 5.92 g.

Unmarked.

The usual story with these crosses: all gold painting of obverse medallion is gone and the reverse medallion inscription "September 22, 1782" has been completely erased.

 

Reduced 4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 30.4 mm.
Weight 5.9 g.

Unmarked. Some enamel restoration.

 

4th class cross /reduced size/. Almost certainly made by the very same unidentified workshop that made the previous cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 33 х 32 mm.
Weight 5.5 g.

Marked with French import gold hallmark "Owl".

 

Reduced 4th class cross practically identical to the precious specimen.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35.2 x 31 mm.
Weight 6.2 g.

Unmarked.

 

Reduced 4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 32.9 x 29 mm.

Unmarked.

 

Reduced 4th class cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 30 mm.

Unmarked. Almost identical to this cross https://asiamedals.info/threads/ord...-by-unidentified-workshops.27834/#post-363184

 

4th class orders of St. Vladimir with the Bow of the member of Hanseatic Legion

Rare and interesting group of awards for German officer from the time of the Napoleonic and Wars of Liberation. Unfortunately the name of the cavalier is unknown. The Hanseatic Legion was a military unit, first formed of a group of citizens from Hamburg. They had met in 1813 on the instigation...

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Gold, enamel.
Width 30.8 mm.
Weight 7.7 g.

 

Reduced 4th class cross. Practically identical to this cross https://asiamedals.info/threads/red...e-by-unidentified-workshop.29431/#post-369259

Gold, enamel.

 

4th class Order of Saint Vladimir with a bow awarded in 1818 to Lieutenant Colonel Petr Alekseevich Chernov for the Battle of Borodino

Rare early reduced cross https://asiamedals.info/threads/reduced-orders-of-saint-vladimir-from-epoch-of-napoleonic-wars-made-by-unidentified-workshop.29431/ and even more rare document issued to the participant of the famous Borodino battle. See also...

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