Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iii Class Hold Instituted in 1869 (multi-piece construction

Instituted in 1869 (multi-piece construction

each constructed of bronze with multi-coloured enamels

maker marked with insignia for Fritz Zimmermann below hinge

Footnote: Henry Marshall Bonner was born in Gateshead

It completes with a pommel consisting of a gilded German national eagle perched on top of a wreathed mobile swastika

Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iii Class Hold Instituted in 1869 (multi-piece construction( ). Instituted February 1807 by Tsar Alexander I. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central raised disc with Cyrillic characters (SG) as the saints monogram, the three and nine oclock arms etched No 32289, the six oclock arm bearing an inscription of 3 (3rd Class), the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a