St. Anne Orders for Non-Christians made by Eduard /ИЛ-ВД Эдуард/ workshop

Very early 2nd class cross in gold with a rare variation of medallions that was used during early 1900s.

Gold, enamel.
Size 47 (including loop) х 43 mm.

Marked with "ИЛ/IL" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Marks.

Note that the loop is marked with full Eduard/Эдуард mark.

Ribbon.

 

3rd class cross from the collection of State Historical Museum in Moscow.

Gold, enamel.
Size 40х36 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56 kokoshnik to the right" from 1908+ time period, "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Breast star from 1908-1917 time period.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 94 mm.
Weight 74 g.

Central medallion under a different light.

 

3rd class cross from 1908-1917 time period.

Gold, enamel.
Size 36 х 40 mm.
Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark '56 kokoshnik to the right" from 1908+ time period, "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

3rd class Saint Anna order for Non-christians.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35.2 mm.
Weight 7.56 g.


Marked with unreadable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56", "ИЛ/IL" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Medallions.

 

Exemplary 1st class set of Saint Anna with swords for Non-Christians awarded in 1917 to Japanese General Masataro Fukuda https://asiamedals.info/threads/1st...ans-awarded-to-general-masataro-fukuda.25920/

Cross.

Gold, enamel.
Size 56.8x52.4 mm.
Weight 30.88 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period, maker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Central medallions.

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 93.4x92.5 mm.
Weight 73.96 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office silver hallmark [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], the “Эдуард/"Эдуард” and maker's mark “ВД/VD”.

Case is a modern-made replica.

Original Japanese permission to accept and wear.

Size 453×552 mm.

General of the Army, 5th Court Rank, holder of the Order of Merit, 3rd class, Masataro Fukuda. Permission to receive and wear the Order of St. Anne, 1st class, presented by His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the Russian Empire. July 6, 1919 Seal of the Great Japanese Imperial Decoration. 2nd rank officer of the Reward Directorate, Count Morimasa Ogimachi. Seal of the Secretary of the Japan Awards Office. Secretary of the Awards Department of the 3rd rank, Yoshitomo Fuji. Seal of the Japan Awards Office.​

 

ИЛ-marked 3rd class Saint Anna order for Non-christians from 1904-1908 time period.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39.62 x 35.40 mm.
Weight 8.7 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "56, kokoshnik to the left, initials of the assay inspector of the St. Petersburg assay office AR /AР/ for the Alexander Romanov /Александр Васильевич Романов/" from 1904-1908 time period, "ИЛ/IL" and "Эдуард/Eduard".​

Marks.

 

2nd class Saint Anna order for Non-Christians marked "ИЛ" and 2nd class Prussian order of the Crown that were awarded to an unknown Japanese officer sometime between 1906 and 1910. Similar combination of awards were issued to an unknown Japanese officer for the participation in Boxer Rebellion suppression https://asiamedals.info/threads/st-...-albert-keibel-ak-workshop.26276/#post-361010.
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Gold, enamel.

Medallions.

Marks.

 

2nd class Prussian order of the Crown.

Gold, enamel.