Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the 56th Zhitomir Infantry Regiment of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich Auction Archive Footnote: The Order of the

Footnote: The Order of the Royal House was instituted in 1935

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Cheshire on February 4th 1871

The lid features a sturdy carrying handle constructed of lacquered black wood imitating a leather example

presents a round disc with Tunisian symbols

Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the 56th Zhitomir Infantry Regiment of Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich Auction Archive Footnote: The Order of theConstructed of bronze, consisting of a vaulted Cross Patte, the obverse of the arms joined through the quadrants by the monograms of Tsars Alexander I, Nicholas I, Alexander III, and Nicholas II, bearing a central ribbed Geneva Cross overlaid by a disc featuring a circular laurel leaf wreath surrounding a raised number 349 (the number of days of the SIege of Sevastopol during the Crimean War), the three and nine oclock arms bearing raised dates 1811