Romanov house badge

Answer 1

The Imperial Double Eagle was the national emblem under the Czars. There are a number of varieties, some have two heads sharing one crown, some have two crowns and some- do not confuse with the Italian ( Triple Crown) have three! On the Eagle"s Breast is a scene of a Knight fighting a Dragon- the Saint George bit, the Order of ST. George was a war medal that came in several classes for valor in action, and in some cases a (House Order) There were miniatures for Princes- such as The Grand Duke=Czarevich- Alexis- they resembled the familiar German (Iron Cross) in shape but they had the Saint George logo in the center, and were , depending on ranks and grade, either silver or Platinum, not Iron. The Field Grade badge- limited to officers of Field Grade ( major and above) was worn about the neck like the German (Blue Max) after which it may have been patterned, this was a white enamelled Platinum Maltese ( don"t say Iron) Cross of eight points. There was also an Alexandra cross which was not a war medal- but a House Order limited to Female members of the Imperial family- there were five made- Original One for the Czarina, and one for each primary Grand Duchess ( Nicolai"s four daughters) interestingly other noblewomen of Grand Ducal rank- such as Princess Elizabeth who was the sister of the Czar, while princesses, were not eligible for the Alexandra Cross. the Alexandra Cross was platinum with a malachite ( green enamelled) inset. Only five were made not counting wearing copies for parties and what we would now call press conferences, a (social gathering) at the Kremlin, e.g. One and possibly two of these priceless items survived the revolution- being Platnum they are rugged, and one was exhibited in New York in the mid-thirties at a department store by a Russian charitable group. I know, My dad saw it with his girlfriend, who was of the Sovietskaya Ukraine, as she styled it and a deep-purple Anastasia fan.