Russia, Imperial. A Port Arthur Cross, c.1914 Auction Archive as well as having passed

as well as having passed the Ayr Fighting Course

Ferdinand within a blue enamel surround inscribed AL MERITO MILITAR (For Military Merit)

framed by an open-ended wreath of laurel leaves with a ribbon banner at its base inscribed "POR VUESTRA LIBERTAD Y LA NUESTRA" (For Your Liberty and Ours)

the text in French and Dutch throughout in all six albums

the obverse depicting a leftward facing bust of Erich Friedrich Wilhelm Ritter von Ludendorff

Russia, Imperial. A Port Arthur Cross, c.1914 Auction Archive as well as having passedInstituted in 1914. In bronze, St. George Cross with crossed swords in the centre, obverse centrepiece shows black battleship silhouette on a white enamel background, obverse lateral arms read the inscription (Port Arthur), reverse screw back, 42. 7 mm, very fine condition. Footnote: The medal was instituted on 14 January 1914 to mark the tenth anniversary of the siege of Port Arthur. It was awarded in silver to officers and in bronze to other ranks.