Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, II Class Cross with Swords, Oversized French-Made Example c. 1925 Buy Now arrived in South Africa in

arrived in South Africa in February 1902

Dönitz notes that the U-boat war is changing in a way that ships don’t dare to go on individual voyages anymore

marked "925" (silver) on the reverse and inscribed "CRUZ PERUANA AL MERITO NAVAL" on the cartouche

when he was wounded by an exploding shell (shrapnel) at the Battle of Festubert in the Artois region of France

Miniature in Gold

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, II Class Cross with Swords, Oversized French-Made Example c. 1925 Buy Now arrived in South Africa in( , 2 ). Instituted 14 February 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein Gottorp; incorporated into Russian orders 15 April 1797 by Tsar Paul I of Russia. (1855 1917 issue; 1917 present by the House of Romanov in Exile). Constructed of gilded silver with enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by gilded arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted