Russia, Imperial. A Red Cross Badge for Men, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac later becoming Operations Manager there

later becoming Operations Manager there in March 1967

some photos pasted to card stock pages extracted from an album

The Battalion sailed June 18

and a German Cross in gold

the obverse shows the monogram GV (Georg Viktor) in Fraktur style under a ducal crown

Russia, Imperial. A Red Cross Badge for Men, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac later becoming Operations Manager thereIn bronze gilt, a red enamelled cross, the reverse bears a single vertical pin with engraved Cyrillic lettering, measures 47. 0 mm (w) x 47. 0mm (h), weighs 24. 1 grams, pin and catch functional, minor contact marks, circa 1915 period issue, a rare decoration in extremely fine condition.