Getty Museum

[Order of St. Andrew]

Date

1867

Medium

Albumen silver print

Department

Photographs

Institution

Getty Museum

The badge of the Order of St. Andrew. The insignia consists of a crowned double-headed eagle with a saltire, St. Andrew's Cross, over it. The figure of St. Andrew is crucified upon the saltire. Each point of the saltire features one letter spelling out "S-A-P-R" for St. Andrew, Patron of Russia. The badge is covered in jewels.

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