RARE ANTIQUE RUSSIAN ORDER of MALTA, ENAMEL CROSS MEDAL
Antique Russian Order of Malta Enamel Cross. White and red enamel.
In 1797, Paul I, Emperor of Russia signed a Treaty with the Order of Malta, establishing a Roman Catholic Grand Priory of 10 Commanderies in Russia in compensation for the loss of income from the former Polish Grand Priory (of 6 Commanderies), which lay in the Polish territory annexed by Russia.
This order was used on the award weapon - more rare.
DIMENSIONS: 3/8 inches in diameter.
ESTIMATE PRICE: $500 - $1,000.
It is a great INVESTMENT. You have a good chance to purchase a unique item for your collection - over the years it will only INCREASE in price.
HISTORY of SALES: Any Russian orders of Malta are very rare. A few years ago Russian orders of Malta including orders for weapon were sold on Invaluable for $98,500 - please see the screenshot.
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WIKIPEDIA: The Maltese cross is a cross symbol, consisting of four 'V' or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century. Although chiefly associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John, now the Sovereign Military Order of Malta), and by extension with the island of Malta, it has come to be used by a wide array of entities since the early modern period, notably the Order of Saint Stephen, the city of Amalfi, the Polish Order of the White Eagle (1709), the Prussian order Pour le Merite (1740), and the Bavarian Military Merit Order (1866).

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