Such crosses were manufactured by the order of Cabinet of His Imperial Majesty.
1st class cross.
Gold, silver, enamel, diamonds, rose-cut diamonds.
Size 59.6 x 53.3 mm; connecting ring length 25.8 mm.
Weight 35.45 g.
Marked with D.O /Д.О/ for Dmitri Osipov and St. Petersburg district assay office gold hallmark from 1904-1908 time period [56, female head in a kokoshnik, left, AR for initials of the assay district manager A.V. Romanov].
Central medallions.
Marks.
1st class cross.
Gold, silver, enamel, diamonds, rose-cut diamonds.
Size 59.6 x 53.3 mm; connecting ring length 25.8 mm.
Weight 35.45 g.
Marked with D.O /Д.О/ for Dmitri Osipov and St. Petersburg district assay office gold hallmark from 1904-1908 time period [56, female head in a kokoshnik, left, AR for initials of the assay district manager A.V. Romanov].
Central medallions.
Marks.