Russia, Imperial. A Fire Department Distinction Of High Merit Badge, C.1890 Auction a stickpin style badge

a stickpin style badge

one of which is addressed to his mother

the Brigadier General was declared legally dead

51 mm x 51

with old tattered ribbon

Russia, Imperial. A Fire Department Distinction Of High Merit Badge, C.1890 Auction a stickpin style badgeA rare badge in toned silver, marked with the combined " *84" silver standard mark and the St. Petersburg city mark (used from 1882 1899), along with the maker mark "" on the tips of the ribbons on the badge and on the support plate, measuring 44. 5 mm (w) x 56. 5 mm (h), mounted to a 96 mm (w) x 95 mm (h) twenty eight rayed starburst base, marked "900" (silver) and hallmarked on the reverse of the starburst, maker marked "", with period screwback,