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Star of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called with swords. Russian empire. Copy
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About this item
Hello dear buyer, glad to see you in my store. Before buying, please specify your country, I mainly send it to EU countries and the USA , with a parcel with a tracking number. Average delivery time is 2-6 weeks,rarely longer. The dimensions are shown in the photo, 1 inch = 25.4mm.
This copy is made with handmade elements. Alloy of non-ferrous metals. Enamel. Overhead elements.
This Military Award/Decoration will be well packed.
I will send you the item within 3 days after receiving the money.
The product is delivered from Russia (Moscow) by airmail with a tracking number.
Description/history of the order:
Order of St. Andrew the First-Called
established in 1699 by Emperor Peter I in honor of the Apostle Andrew, the first preacher of Christianity in Russia.
The oblique St. Andrew's cross of blue enamel with the image of the crucified saint served as the badge of the order. The letters S A R P at the ends of the cross
mean: Sanctus Andreas Russiae patronus - St. Andrew, patron of Russia. Legislatively, the statute of the order was approved only in 1797.
According to this statute, every male infant who appeared in the imperial family became a holder of this order.
The award value of the order sounds in the motto chosen for it: "FOR FAITHFUL AND LOYALTY". The type of sign fixed by the law of 1797,
formed in the second half of the eighteenth century. Since 1797, diamond jewelry has become a legal sign of a particularly high
awards - as if the highest degree of the order. The Order of Andrei was the only one of the Russian orders that had a chain that was worn
instead of a blue ribbon only on especially solemn occasions.
Order of St. Andrew the First-Called
established in 1699 by Emperor Peter I in honor of the Apostle Andrew, the first preacher of Christianity in Russia.
The oblique St. Andrew's cross of blue enamel with the image of the crucified saint served as the badge of the order. The letters S A R P at the ends of the cross
mean: Sanctus Andreas Russiae patronus - St. Andrew, patron of Russia. Legislatively, the statute of the order was approved only in 1797.
According to this statute, every male infant who appeared in the imperial family became a holder of this order.
The award value of the order sounds in the motto chosen for it: "FOR FAITHFUL AND LOYALTY". The type of sign fixed by the law of 1797,
formed in the second half of the eighteenth century. Since 1797, diamond jewelry has become a legal sign of a particularly high
awards - as if the highest degree of the order. The Order of Andrei was the only one of the Russian orders that had a chain that was worn
instead of a blue ribbon only on especially solemn occasions.
Listed on 4 January, 2023