Russian Federation II class Order of St.George of General Makarov

[JapanX]

Addendum to this thread http://ak-group.ru/forum/showthread.php?t=11619&page=2

Only three orders in II class were issued as per today

[actually four - 001, 002, 003 and 004, but order 001 wasn`t awarded]

Here it is

Edited May 6, 2014 by JapanX

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Reverse

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Neck badge

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Reverse

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Closer

[Rogi]

Thanks for posting, very cool Nick

Hmm gilt? ?

[JapanX]

Yep

Silver + Gilt

Only 1st class is made in gold (it has same size - 60 mm as 2nd class neck badge )

[drclaw]

Thanks for posting these Nick.

I like how Russia is re-introducing the old Tsarist Orders.

It would be even better if they resurrected old firms like Keibel and Eduard to make them

[JapanX]

It would be even better if they resurrected old firms like Keibel and Eduard to make them

You get that right!

Quality of St.Petersburg Mint is not very impressive

[Rogi]

It'd just be nice if the quality was there again, and gold for the gold orders :D come on gold! lol

I'd even be ok with the 14k or dare I say "lower" grades of gold

Edited May 6, 2014 by Rogi

[utopis]

Gold isn't the main problem. Silver gilt is fine as long as there is good enamel work.

Really a shame how the modern ones look. They're the ugly cousins of the Tsarist ones.

Though I like the numbering on the the neck badge - that's a nice touch (but the engraving is badly executed)

The safety pin looks just ridiculous. It looks like it's going to break off after a little wear.

[JapanX]

Really a shame how the modern ones look.

They look like crap even as compared with USSR awards ...

[sambolini]

Hi,

I agree, horrible quality. It looks a lot like the Gode (sp?) copies of Imperial German Orders made for the general public. It must be a lost art creating the quality orders of pre 1918.

Regards,

Sam

[TacHel]

Hi,

I agree, horrible quality. It looks a lot like the Gode (sp?) copies of Imperial German Orders made for the general public. It must be a lost art creating the quality orders of pre 1918.

Regards,

Sam

Unfortunately, I must agree with Sam... The overall quality is darn near as low as Göde items...

[TacHel]

But still very nice pics of an extremely rare Order! Thanks Nick!