Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky, Type III, Civil Division, Breast Star (Jewelled)
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SKU: 01.RUS.0105.102.01.002
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Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, jewelled Breast star, apparently unmarked, probably late 19th Century, in gold, silver, pastes and enamels, with articulated and sprung rays and Imperial Crown above legend; the central medallion of non-Christian type and believed to be a later adaptation, reverse fitted with eight eyelets at the points for suspension, and also with a brooch-pin bearing the engraved number ‘37.’,96.5mm, three or four small pastes missing, centre probably replaced and legend misaligned, good very fine
Conceived as a purely military order by Peter the Great, this Order was never awarded during the Czar's lifetime. Empress Catherine I began to award the Order after her husband's death, although she did not award it solely for military pursuits. The USSR adopted this Order and secularized it.
The Breast Star "with diamonds" is awarded, at the sovereign's discretion, to an individual as a special distinction.
The obverse features an inscription, translated as "For Labour and Fatherland". Though some of the breast stars do not have an obverse inscription and instead feature an image of Alexander Nevsky.
This Order has been awarded approximately 3,750 times since its inception in 1724
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