Russia, Imperial. A Membership Badge of the Imperial Society of Russian Firemen, Pre-1909 Pattern Archive surrounded by a ring in

surrounded by a ring in green enamel with inscription ЗА ВОЕННА ЗАСЛУГА (For Military Merit)

Ludenscheid

address label and stamp on the front cover indicating that it once belonged to the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg

with a studio mark of “PHOTO-RYBAK

Russia, Imperial. A Membership Badge of the Imperial Society of Russian Firemen, Pre-1909 Pattern Archive surrounded by a ring inConstructed of a silver alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a banner bearing initials . ( , or Imperial Society of Russian Firemen), joined together at the centre by the monogram of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, topped by a royal crown, surrounding a pair of crossed axes defaced by a firemans helmet, the reverse with a spring loaded vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, the