Russia, Imperial. A First World War Bond Poster Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 1941 (back)

1941 (back)

with enamel loss to blue surround

No 18" in Gothic script flanked by the same ornate lacing and lattice work as that used on the ricasso side

although no documents have been found to confirm this name

Russia, Imperial. A First World War Bond Poster Heer. A Flak/Artillery Hauptmann’s Service Tunic 1941 (back)An extremely well preserved First World War Russian bond poster, constructed of paper stock, the obverse bearing a detailed outline of two figures in warrior attire (possibly Rurik and Alexander Nevsky, inspiring patriotism by invoking key figures in Russian history) overlaying a Romanov imperial eagle, above a Russian Cyrillic inscription of . . (WAR BONDS THE MILITARY NEEDS YOUR HELP. PURCHASE A BOND.), the lower edge bearing inscriptions of 5 1916