Description
Honourable Artillery Company Cap Badge (two-piece construction
George VI (rhodium-plated alloy
on loop for suspension from its period original tri-fold one-stripe ribbon
light discolouration on obverse
worn on period neck ribbon
Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Vladimir, IV Class in Gold, c.1900 Republic of Honourable Artillery Company Cap Badge( ). Instituted September 22nd, 1782. In 14K Gold, a beautiful St. Vladimir in the form of a cross pattee with red and black thick enamel arms, swords piercing the central medallion delicately hand painted insignia, the reverse inscribed in Russian with the institution date September 22, 1782, on a loop for suspension from its correct modern replacement ribbon, marked with several kokoshnik marks on the sword hilts and suspension loop, measures 38. 8