Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, IV Class for First World War Service, to Semyon Nikolaevich Vereshchagin Archive but textbook medal struck by

but textbook medal struck by the Viennese maker G

and minor oxidation of the bronze fixtures

the 80 pages of colour plates printed in four-colour inks

marked “RZM M5/117” for “Walter Heinrich Schmidt

1918 for six weeks

Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, IV Class for First World War Service, to Semyon Nikolaevich Vereshchagin Archive but textbook medal struck by( , 4 ). Constructed of a silver alloy, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central monogram of St. George ( for , or St. George), the three and nine oclock arms stamped with an award number of 527743 indicating issue to Semyon Nikolaevich Vereshchagin, the six oclock arm bearing an inscription of 4 indicating IV Class, unmarked,