Russia, Imperial. A Russo-Japanese War Period Group Photograph, c. 1904–1910 certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The Imperial Order of

Footnote:  The Imperial Order of the Iron Crown was founded in 1815 by Emperor Franz I of Austria as a re-establishment of the original Order of the Iron Crown

Accompanied by the collar badge of the order

01 mm (w) x 24

overlaid by a central blue enameled oval medallion bearing an inscription of “VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS” (“THROUGH VIGILANCE WE ASCEND”)

In silver and black enamels

Russia, Imperial. A Russo-Japanese War Period Group Photograph, c. 1904–1910 certificate_of_authenticity Footnote: The Imperial Order ofA large format mounted studio photograph depicting a group of nine Imperial Russian infantry soldiers wearing khaki gymnastiorka tunics and peaked caps with unit badges, posed with MosinNagant M1891 rifles and bayonets; taken by photographer A. I. Vadimov of Odessa, as indicated by the embossed studio mark at the lower left of the decorative gray mount with gilt border lines and floral corners; typical of the Russo Japanese War and early preFirst