Made as "copies for collectors" and as "fakes on demand" for unscrupulous dealers. Often sold as originals "made by an unknown Austrian workshop".
Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 83.78 x 84.07 mm.
Weight 55.8 g.
Details.
Typical fitting of the Rothe-made breast star. See for example...
cf rothe&nephew wien
imperial russian order madeby european workshop
imperial russian order madebyrothe
order of saint andrew the first called
ordersmadeby cf rotheordersofst.andrewmadebyrothe
звезда ордена андрея первозванного
звезда ордена первозванного сделанная роте
ордена мастерской роте
первозванный rothe
русский орден производства cf rothe
фирма роте