Rare Imperial Order of St. Vladimir with swords 4th degree Luxury Gift , copy

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Russian Imperial Order of St. Vladimir Cross, IV degree, with swords
Brand New. High Quality Copy of the Original Military Award: Russian Imperial Order of St. Vladimir Cross
Established: 1782
The Order of Saint Vladimir (Russian: Орден Святого Владимира) was an Imperial Russian Order established in 1782 by Empress Catherine II in memory of the deeds of Saint Vladimir, the Grand Prince and the Baptizer of the Kievan Rus.Please, always feel free to contact me if you have any questions about your purchase and my products.
The order had four degrees and was awarded for continuous civil and military service. People who had been awarded with the St.Vladimir Order for military merits bore it with a special fold on the ribbon - "with a bow". There was a certain hierarchy of Russian Orders.  According to this, the St. Vladimir Order, 1st Class was the second one (the first - St. George Order) by its significance. According to the Russian Law about the Nobility, people who were awarded with the St. Vladimir Order (each class) had had the rights of hereditary nobility until the Emperor's Decree of 1900 was issued. After this only three first classes of the Order gave such a right.
Badge: A red enamelled cross pattée with black enamelled borders, and a black enamelled central disc bearing a crowned red and ermine mantle with the monogram of St. Vladimir. Worn on a sash by the first degree, on a necklet by the second and third degrees, and on a chest ribbon by the fourth degree.
Ribbon: red with wide black edges.
First class of the order - A red cross with black and golden borders. The badge of the Order depended from a sash worn over the right shoulder, and a gold-and-silver eight-rayed star was fastened on the left chest.
Second class - The red cross on the neck and the star on the left chest.
Third class - The red cross of a smaller size on the neck.
Fourth class - The same on the left chest.
Manufacturing Techniques: stamping, casting, engraving.
List of materials used: enamel, molding color alloy (nickel, tin, brass, zinc);
Product Dimensions: 9.0 cm x 3.2 cm x 2 mm
Net weight: 30 g.
This Military Award/Decoration will be well packed in a nice Velvet covered Box with the Document (Copy).
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