Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, White Émigré Version, c. 1923 Province of China silvered aluminum “HV” Heeres Verwaltung)

silvered aluminum “HV” Heeres Verwaltung) insignia

stamped in white ink in the dome with a rectangular box containing the maker mark "PIPE &"

This would be the first of what would prove to be five periods of hospitalization that he would incur

marked on the integral ball with lion’s head gold mark

some deterioration of the visor stitching

Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, White Émigré Version, c. 1923 Province of China silvered aluminum “HV” Heeres Verwaltung)( ). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central monogram of St. George ( for , or St. George), unmarked, measuring 35. 19 mm (w) x 40. 70 mm (h), weighing 9. 2 grams, a White migr version produced c. 1923 in near extremely fine condition.