Order of Saint Stanislaus, Type II (1856-1917), Civil Division, I Class Cross

SKU: 01.RUS.0115.100.01

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Attributes

country

Russia
date of institution

1831
makers

Albert Keibel, St. Petersburg; Eduard, St. Petersburg; Wilhelm Keibel, St. Petersburg; Julius Keibel, St. Petersburg; Dmitri Osipov, St. Petersburg; Nichols & Plinke, St. Petersburg; Karl Schubert, St. Petersburg; Imanuel Pannasch, St. Petersburg; and other Russian makers. Russian awards were also manufactured by Austrian, German, French, German and other European makers.
remarks

Cross measures approximately 62x62mm, and is worn suspended from the sash. When awarded for exceptional merit it could be awarded with Imperial crown surmounted. Value depends on period and quality of manufacture, and the maker. There are minor variations with the size and design of the cross.

History

Originally this was a Polish Order created on May 7, 1765 by King Stanislaus II, to honour the Patron Saint of Poland, St. Stanislas of Krakow.

This Order became a Russian Order after the Polish Rebellion of 1830, when Polish forces were suppressed. It was adopted as a Russian Order in 1831.

The version with an eagle was awarded to Non-Christians, and the version with swords was awarded to military personnel.

The obverse features the initals of the Saint.

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