Russia, Imperial. An Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Ii Class Commander, C.1910

(Орден Святого Станислава). Instituted 7 May 1765 by Stanislaus II Augustus Pontiakowski. Type II.Reinstituted by Tsar Nicholas I in 1832. Civil Division. In Gold, consisting of a Maltese Cross with ball finials and red enamelled obverse arms, with ribbed fans adorning the knee of each arm crowned double headed eagles in each quadrant, the central obverse medallion presents a white enamelled applique with red Latin script in the form of the monogram of Saint Stanislaus, surrounded by a ring of Gold with green enamelled laurel leaves, the reverse plain gold with an identical central monogram, marked on the obverse suspension ring with a Gold zolotnik mark of “56”, marked with kokoshnik assay mark used between 1908-1926 on both integral ring and 6 o'clock decorative ring, triangle mark denoting Moscow import on integral ring, unknown maker marked on reverse 12 o'clock arm, and secondary worn makers mark on 6 o'clock arm, measuring 47.19mm (w) x 51.38mm (h – inclusive of integral ring), weighing 15.5 grams (excluding ribbon), worn on original ribbon, enamels all intact, visible wear, slight damage to reverse 3 o’clock ball finial, overall extremely fine condition.

Footnote: This Order became a Russian Order after the Polish Rebellion of 1830, when Polish forces were suppressed. It was adopted as a Russian Order in 1831. The version with an eagle was awarded to Non-Christians, and the version with swords was awarded to military personnel.