Order of St Anne, Fourth Class with Swords

Catalog description

The Imperial Order of St Anna was an order of the Russian Empire awarded for distinguished military and civil service. The order became a Russian state decoration in 1797 and was reorganized into four classes in 1815. The Fourth Class was traditionally associated with an edged weapon rather than a conventional breast badge. For combat distinctions, Russian regulations used the inscription "For Bravery" on the weapon and an Order of St Anna ribbon sword-knot. This catalog entry preserves Joseph Whiteside Boyle's confirmed archival entitlement as Order of St Anne, Fourth Class with Swords.