4th class Orders of St.Vladimir with Swords made by Eduard /ВД/

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with barely visible St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" for Eduard workshop master Vladimir Yakovlevich Dinakov/Владимир Яковлевич Динаков and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with barely visible St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with a St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Medallions.

Marks.

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 38 x 34 mm.
Weight 11.4 g.

Marked with a St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard". Both swords have four balls.

Note the four balls on the sword guards.

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 39 x 35.5 mm.
Weight 12.4 g.

Marked with a barely readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Specimen from the collection of Tallinn City museum.

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Marks.

 

4th class cross with swords with an interesting "smooth rim" variation of obverse medallion painting.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

4th class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with practically unreadable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

4th class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39.2 x 35.4 mm.
Weight 11.49 g.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a partly readable marker's mark "ВД/VD". Ring also marked with a French import gold hallmark "coquille" (shell with alpha = Paris) for 585 gold that was introduced in 1994.

 

4th class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 39.4 x 35.4 mm.
Weight 12.14 g.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark "alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 56" from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a marker's mark "ВД/VD" and "Эдуардъ/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35.2 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with maker's mark "ВД/VD" for Eduard workshop master Vladimir Yakovlevich Dinakov/Владимир Яковлевич Динаков and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a barely readable maker's marks "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a barely readable maker's marks "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard". Note that all marks are at obverse.

 

4th class cross with swords and bow. Obverse medallion was damaged.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a barely readable maker's marks "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

 

Gold, enamel.
Size 37 x 35 mm.
Weight 14 g.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a barely readable maker's marks "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard". Cross ring was also marked with a French mark "ET" /ET for Exempté de Titre - Exempted from Standard, i.e. exempted from title obligations; it is often wrongly believed that ET stands for Étranger - Foreign/. Both swords have four balls.

Marks.

 

Cased 4th class St. Vladimir order with swords and bow.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with a barely readable maker's marks "ВД/VD" and "Эдуард/Eduard".

Original case.

"Св. Влад. 4 ст. съ меч. и бант. / 4th class St. Vladimir order with swords and bow".

 

4th class cross with swords without "ВД" mark but with two "Eduard" marks.

Gold, enamel.
Size 35.2 mm.
Weight 11.28 g.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with two "Эдуард/Eduard" marks.

Close-ups.

 

4th class cross with swords.

Gold, enamel.
Size 38.5 x 35 mm.

Marked with a partly readable St. Petersburg assay office gold hallmark from 1908+ time period and round marks "female head in a kokoshnik to the right, dot under the chin"; under the enamel marked with "ВД" and "Эдуардъ". Ring also marked with a French gold import hallmark "ET".