Russia, Empire. An Order of St. Anna, II. Class with Swords (Military Division) by Eduard certificate_of_authenticity the boards are secured in

the boards are secured in place with an integral loop emanating from the tunic at the outer edge

with a sheet metal hinge and a round wire catch

the obverse bearing four rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire

obverse centre presenting a Lilies Cross overlaid with a Latin Cross

the right end with a dual-prong brass buckle

Russia, Empire. An Order of St. Anna, II. Class with Swords (Military Division) by Eduard certificate_of_authenticity the boards are secured in( ). Instituted on February 14th, 1735. Constructed of 14 kt Gold, consisting of a red enameled cross with ornamented Gold patterns with swords in the quadrants between the arms of the cross, the obverse with a white enameled centerpiece bearing the hand painted figure of St. Anna, the reverse with a similar white enameled medallion, bearing the hand painted initials A. I. P. F. for the Latin Anna Imperatoris Petri Filia (Anna, Emperor Peters