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A RUSSIAN IMPERIAL ORDER OF SAINT ANNA, 4TH CLASS BADGE - A Russian Imperial gilt bronze miniature Order of Saint Anna, 4th class. The badge features a red enameled cross within a circle surmounted by the crown. Dates to the 19th century. The Imperial Order of Saint Anna was a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry. It was established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in honor of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia. Dimensions: H: 1 3/16 in., (3 cm.) Condition: VG.