with flames between each arm
from the top: Honour Decoration of the Red Cross
the six o’clock arm stamped with a coat of arms an a Russian Cyrillic maker’s mark for the firm of “НИКОЛАЙ ЛИНДЕНЪ
the SBS rapidly developed its own skills
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Russia, Imperial. A St. George Cross, IV Class for First World War Service, to Semyon Nikolaevich Vereshchagin visually-hidden with flames between each arm( , 4 ). Constructed of a silver alloy, on loop for suspension, consisting of a Cross Patte, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, the reverse bearing a central monogram of St. George ( for , or St. George), the three and nine oclock arms stamped with an award number of 527743 indicating issue to Semyon Nikolaevich Vereshchagin, the six oclock arm bearing an inscription of 4 indicating IV Class, unmarked,