Russia, Imperial. A Medal in Memory of the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of the Arts 1833, by Heinrich Gube consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a red enamelled five point

a red enamelled five point cross with clusters of faceted rays in each quadrant

majority of silvering lost over time

bearing a central raised Croatian chequerboard shield

including some fatigue of the wool

2) A Dutch NSB Officer’s Cap Badge: Triangular insignia bordered in gold-wired bullion with a red and black felt interior and metal “wolfsangel” in the center

Russia, Imperial. A Medal in Memory of the 50th Anniversary of the Russian Academy of the Arts 1833, by Heinrich Gube consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac a red enamelled five pointConstructed of bronze, the obverse bearing a raised and leftward facing profile of Tsar Nicolas I executed in high relief, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse bearing a raised depiction of Apollo, resting his hand on a lyre and holding a laurel wreath over busts of Tsar Alexander I and Empress Catherine II ("the Great"), flanked by symbols of war, music, and the arts, circumscribed by an inscription of 1783 1818 (FOUNDED 1783 GRATEFULLY