Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iii Class certificate_of_authenticity A unique hand-carved trench art

A unique hand-carved trench art plaque commemorating the German (Luftwaffe) occupation of Banak

Instituted 26 November 1769 by Catherine II (the Great)

the daughter of Charles Lyon Liddell and Margaret Emily Gresham Leveson-Gower

flanked on the left by a German national eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

along with a red letter “J” stamp

Russia, Imperial. A Cross Of St. George, Iii Class certificate_of_authenticity A unique hand-carved trench art( ). Instituted February 1807 by Tsar Alexander I. Constructed of silver, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central raised disc with Cyrillic characters (SG) as the saints monogram, the three and nine oclock arms etched No 32289, the six oclock arm bearing an inscription of 3 (3rd Class), the twelve oclock arm with an integral loop connecting to a