Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Orders for Courage and Merit Auction Archive Accompanied by an award document

Accompanied by an award document for the Independence Cross (hardcovered

Of early fine quality in tombac with a silvered eagle and gilded wreath

which gained him the favour of the leading conservative European power

with the Royal Cypher in the quadrants between the arms of the cross

named to Wachtmeister Oskar Schmid of 8

Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Orders for Courage and Merit Auction Archive Accompanied by an award documentA mixed lot of orders, including: 1. An Order of the Red Banner, Type III, Variation IV, constructed of silver with gilt and multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of gilded circular wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red enameled banner bearing silvered Russian Cyrcillic letters , surrounding a central white enameled