Fake Orders of Saint Vladimir made by Rothe, Wien

"Copies for collectors" (or more precisely, fakes) that were manufactured after the end of WW2.

Typical Rothe-made copy of the St. Vladimir order breast star.

Silver, enamel.
Size 84 mm.

Marked with a fake Austrian silver hallmarks and pseudo Russian "PK" mark also added. Looks like the central medallion was recently regilded.

 

1st/2nd glass "grand cross".

Gold, enamel.
Size 59 × 53.5 mm.
Weight 32.91 g.

Unmarked.

"СЕНТЛЬРЛ" instead of "СЕНТАБРА".

 

4th class cross.

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 42.13 x 39.58 mm.
Weight 18.4 g.

Unmarked. Arms of the cross have vertically oriented guilloché.

 

1st/2nd сlass "grand cross".

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.43 × 53.15 mm.
Weight 38.7 g.

 

Breast star.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 93.97 x 94.93 mm.

Unmarked.

 

4th class cross in bronze with atypically wide fit ring (most likely later replacement - note damaged reverse medallion).

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Width 38 mm.

Unmarked.

 

Rothe-made copy of Saint Vladimir order breast star with swords.

Silver, gilt, enamel.

"FR" + fake Austrian marks.

 

1st/2nd class cross with swords.

Bronze, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

Marked with fake "AK" mark on the ring. Note that cross ring has two additional balls that are typical for Saint Anna crosses.

 

1st/2nd class cross without swords with same ring of "St. Anna type".

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

Unmarked.

 

1st/2nd class cross with minor variation of iconography.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

Unmarked. Reverse medallion enamel was damaged.

 

1st/2nd class cross.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 х 53 mm.
Weight 36.06 g.

Unmarked.

 

1st/2nd class cross.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 х 53 mm.
Weight 36.87 g.

Unmarked.

 

Exquisite collectors set. Well, sort of.

Hecho a mano único ...

 

Another "rarity" with swords. This time the swords are "Russian-made". Note that reverse inscription has several mistakes "СЕНТЛЬРЛ". Arms of the cross have vertically oriented guilloché.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 58 х 54 mm.
Weight 38.54 g.

 

This time two lower parts of swords are missing.

Fake "AK" mark.

 

Another variant of iconography. Note that arms of the cross once again have vertically oriented guilloché.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 53.5 mm.

 

New variation of 4th class St. Vladimir order made by Rothe.

Bronze, gilt, enamel.

Medallions.

 

1st/2nd class cross.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 57 х 53 mm.
Weight 34.77 g.

"СЕНТЛЬРЛ" instead of "СЕНТАБРА".

 

Cased 1st/2nd class cross.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 57 х 53 mm.
Weight 34.77 g.

 

Same cross under a different light https://asiamedals.info/threads/copies-of-saint-vladimir-order-made-by-rothe-wien.25836/#post-364537.

Silver, gilt, enamel.
Size 57.4 × 53.7mm.
Weight 32.68 g.

Guilloché.