Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, I Class Cross, German-Made for White Émigrés c. 1925 Republic of surrounded by the enamelled flags

surrounded by the enamelled flags of the central powers

the suspension loop maker marked “KO” for an unidentified by widely-documented manufacturer

the edges retaining all three attachment prongs

Leonard Percival Fry served with the Royal Canadian Air Force for twenty-three and a half years

During the winter he developed nasal polyps

Russia, Imperial. An Order of St. Anna, I Class Cross, German-Made for White Émigrés c. 1925 Republic of surrounded by the enamelled flags( I ). Instituted 14 February 1735 by Duke Karl Friedrich of Holstein Gottorp. (State issue 1797 1917; c. 1925 migre reissue). Constructed of gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a Cross Patte with red enameled arms, joined through the quadrants by intricate arabesque latticework, the obverse bearing a central enameled medallion overlaid by a hand painted image of St. Anna, situated within a circular gilded ring, the reverse