Russia, Imperial. A Graduation Badge of the Nicholas Imperial Military Academy visually-hidden when the party was blown

when the party was blown up by a shell

with civilian recipients wearing a bronze tower emblem from the decree of the August 23

with the lower half of the image bearing Keitel’s handwritten signature in black ink

as worn by enlisted members of the Totenkopf Division

The Alliance Française is a cultural organization founded in 1883

Russia, Imperial. A Graduation Badge of the Nicholas Imperial Military Academy visually-hidden when the party was blownInstituted June 14, 1866. In silver, a large convex badge presenting the national emblem encircled in a wreath of oak and laurel leaves, reverse bearing a long singular screwpost, marked zolotnik mark 84 indicated 875 silver content, maker mark at 6 oclock, inclusive of the backplate and screwplate, both marked and bear a kokoshnik, measures 46. 38mm (w) x 59. 35 mm (h), weighs 43. 45 grams, dark patina, in extremely fine condition.