Russia. Arms of Imperial Russia. Steel. 6 x 8 inches.
A large engraving of the lesser Arms of the Imperial Russian Government at the center of several rings of security engraving and with a thin outer border.
At the top, bottom, left and right, additional ornaments are noted, those above and below being large engine-turned security elements. This double-headed eagle the lesser arms, while the greater arms is larger, and features a less ornamented double-headed eagle at the center. The security elements suggest that this design was used on a security document such as a bond form, which is likely considering the Russian bond faces that also appear in the archive. Satiny and lustrous medium gray with faint deeper gray toning. "The Imperial Russian Government" is identified in the steel above the engraving.
Engraved Identification Number: 36155 (C-13749 crossed out).
Mark of John Sellers and Sons, Sheffield, England on back. An additional mark reads 59730.
This interesting and worthwhile item, it is one of kind, item that may never be available again.
This interesting and worthwhile item, it is one of kind, item that may never be available again.
