Russia, Imperial. A Miniature Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Civil Division, C.1860 United Republic of Presidential Letter of Condolence (inscribed

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Russia, Imperial. A Miniature Order Of Saint Stanislaus In Gold, Civil Division, C.1860 United Republic of Presidential Letter of Condolence (inscribed( . ). Instituted in 1765. Five piece construction, in Gold with black, white and green enamels, with a stylized "S" in red on both centrepieces, weighing 1 gram, measuring 14. 3 mm (w) x 15. 5 mm (h), chipping and loss evident in the green enamels on the wreath surrounding the obverse centrepiece, otherwise the enamels are intact, fine. Footnote: The Order of Saint Stanislaus (also spelled Stanislas) was a Polish order of knighthood founded in 1765