Russia, Imperial. A Red Cross Badge for Men, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse shows the monogram

the obverse shows the monogram GV (Georg Viktor) in Fraktur style under a ducal crown

Instituted on 17 October 1829

later becoming Operations Manager there in March 1967

The Battalion sailed June 18

some photos pasted to card stock pages extracted from an album

Russia, Imperial. A Red Cross Badge for Men, c.1915 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac the obverse shows the monogramIn bronze gilt, a red enamelled cross, the reverse bears a single vertical pin with engraved Cyrillic lettering, measures 47. 0 mm (w) x 47. 0mm (h), weighs 24. 1 grams, pin and catch functional, minor contact marks, circa 1915 period issue, a rare decoration in extremely fine condition.