For Service and Bravery. In Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the Order of St George

Star of the Order of St George second class
Russia, Saint Petersburg Mint, 1992.
Silver, non-precious metal; stamping, gilding, enamel.
Medal In Commemoration of the foundation of the Order of St George, 1769
Russia, Saint Petersburg Mint, 19th century.
Medallist Vassily Baranov.
Copper; chasing.
Snuffbox
Russia, Moscow, 1779.
Silver; casting, carving, niello, gilding.
Centre part – a medal with a chest-high portrait in profile of Empress Catherine II.
Miniature portrait of P. Wittgenstein
USSR, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), 1985.
Copper, stone; painted enamel.
Miniature portrait of M.I. Platov
USSR, Leningrad (St. Petersburg), 1980s.
Copper, stone; painted enamel.
Order of St George fourth class
Russia, Saint Petersburg Mint, 1992.
Silver, non-precious metal, moiré; stamping, gilding, enamel.
Medal In Honour of Count Rumyantsev’s Service during the Russian-Turkish War, 1774
Russia, 18th century.
Copper; chasing.
Medal In Honour of Count A.V. Suvorov-Rymniksky
Russia, Saint Petersburg Mint, 1790.
Medallists: Karl Aleхeyevich Leberecht and Johann Balthasar Gass.
Copper; stamping.
Case for the Order of St George second class
Russia, Saint Petersburg, 1992.
Wood, leather, fabric; joinery, stamping.
Ribbon bar of the Order of St George third class
Russia, Saint Petersburg Mint, 1992.
Non-precious metal, moiré; stamping, weaving, mounting.

10 July 2019 – 13 October 2019

Moscow, Palace of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich, Grand Exhibition Hall

Organized by
The Moscow State Integrated Art, Historical, Architectural and Landscape Museum and Heritage Site Kolomenskoye – Izmaylovo – Lyublino

Participants:
The Moscow State Integrated Museum and Heritage Site Kolomenskoye – Izmaylovo – Lyublino, The Moscow Kremlin Museums, the Gallery of Author’s Arms ‘Russkie Palaty’, the Russian State Archive, State Historical, Architectural, Art and Landscape Museum and Heritage Site ‘Tsaritsyno’, the Panorama Museum ‘Borodinskaya Bitva’, the Russian State Archive of Ancient Documents, the Russian State Archive for Military History, the Russian National Museum of Music, private collections

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The display at the Palace in Kolomenskoye continues the series of projects dedicated to the 250th Anniversary of the Order of St George the Victorious, which was founded by Empress Catherine the Great in 1769. Twenty-seven objects from the collection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums complement the exposition.

Of special attention among them is a special memorial medal issued on the occasion of the foundation of the Order. Being the attribute of the highest honorary grant, personal medals were dedicated to the recipients of the Order of St George—renowned statesmen and commanders of the 18th-19th centuries. Awards founded in honour of Field Marshall General P.A. Rumyantsev and the legendary commander A.V. Suvorov are also presented at the exhibition.

It will be the first chance for the public to see a series of miniature portraits by V.I. Mikhailov showing heroes of the Patriotic War 1812. Another unique piece on display is a memorial snuffbox with the portrait of Field Marshall General Peter Wittgenstein, depicted in a uniform with the insignias of the Order of St George second class.

The Order of St George was considered to be the most esteemed military award of the Russian Empire. In 2000, it was revived as the highest order of the Russian Federation. The exhibition presents the insignias of the Order of St George second, third and fourth classes from the collection of the Moscow Kremlin Museums.