Russia, Imperial. An Eastern Orthodox Chaplain's Pectoral Commemorative Cross For The War Of 1812 Buy Now measuring 42 mm x 37

measuring 42 mm x 37 mm

arriving shortly thereafter at Tinian

with obverse centre consisting of a superposed Belgium lion on a black enamel background

the Graf continued across the Pacific to California crossing the coast at San Francisco before landing at Mines Field in Los Angeles thus completing the first ever nonstop flight of any kind across the Pacific Ocean

In original wooden fitted case of issue

Russia, Imperial. An Eastern Orthodox Chaplain's Pectoral Commemorative Cross For The War Of 1812 Buy Now measuring 42 mm x 37In copper gilt on bronze, designed in the form of a Latin cross, obverse with the all seeing eye at the junction of the arms, the year "1812" placed upon the radiating rays below the eye, reverse inscribed in Russian "Not Unto Us, Not Unto Us, But In Thy Name", measuring 46. 3 mm (w) x 81 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, spotting, contact marks, better than very fine. Footnote: The Cross was instituted on August 30, 1814 during the reign of Tsar