Russia, Imperial. A Miniature Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Civil Division, C.1860 United Republic of The General seemed somewhat startled

The General seemed somewhat startled at this

1930 and awarded to army personnel for distinction in the defense of the country in both peace and war time

the reverse marked with a Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika above initials “W

around a central silvered and winged bomb

Footnote: The Battle of Camarón (French: Bataille de Camerone) which occurred over ten hours on April 30

Russia, Imperial. A Miniature Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Civil Division, C.1860 United Republic of The General seemed somewhat startled( . ). Instituted in 1765. Five piece construction, in Gold with black, white and green enamels, with a stylized "S" in red on both centrepieces, weighing 1 gram, measuring 14. 3 mm (w) x 15. 5 mm (h), chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on the wreath surrounding the obverse centrepiece, otherwise the enamels are intact, fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Stanislaus (also spelled Stanislas) was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765