Russia, Imperial. A Studio Photo Of A Tsarist Minister certificate_of_authenticity Sewn in place on the

Sewn in place on the front peak is a machine embroidered gray Army (Heer) tropical eagle on a khaki background

Cross measures 29

The reason given is the expiration of his 12 year term of service

thus the rays were cut off and stars thus "rounded"

Russia, Imperial. A Studio Photo Of A Tsarist Minister certificate_of_authenticity Sewn in place on theA studio photo of a Tsarist Minister, with the subject seated and wearing a breast star of the Order of St. Anne and a breast star of the Order of the White Eagle, above a photographers mark and city mark of (TSARSKOE SELO), the reverse with an identical makers mark, affixed to a card stock backer, measuring 106 mm (w) x 163 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.