War Merit Cross 1st Class by S & L - in silvered tombac
the Viennese Court girded itself for the ball season
who later died as a prisoner of war (the aforementioned Fireman 1st Class Fred L
1944 (with all dates of wounds entered on the award document
" Since the late 20th Century
Russia, Imperial. An Medal For The Passage To Sweden Through Torino, C.1810 Hold War Merit Cross 1st ClassConstructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period correct replacement ribbon, the obverse bearing a raised monogram of Tsar Alexander I, the reverse with a Russian Cyrillic inscription of 1809 (FOR THE PASSAGE TO SWEDEN THROUGH TORINO 1809), unmarked, measuring 28. 92 mm in diameter, weighing 11. 5 grams, much of the reverse inscription has been rendered illegible due to material fatigue, in overall very fine condition.