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Gold, silver, enamel, moire ribbon.

(The Armoury).

The Order of St. Stanislaus, just as the Order of the White Eagle, joined the statute of Russian decorations in 1831.

Tsar Alexander II, awarding the Order to Polish citizens in 1815, instituted four classes for the Order. However, in 1839 the fourth class was abolished and an imperial crown introduced for the second class.

The Order's cross of gold had small beads on its dovetailed tips interlinked with golden hoops and coated on its face side with red enamel. After 1831 the picture of St. Stanislaus on the medal/ion's white enamelled background was replaced by the two-letter saint's monogram "SS" and double-headed eagles were mounted between the ends of the cross instead of the Polish ones.

The Order's red ribbon had a double white edge. When awarded the Order of the first class, future bearers received the star with the saint's monogram and a motto "Awarding Encourages", in the seniority rank the Order of St. Stanislaus came right after the Order of St. Anne.

Звезда ордена Андрея Первозванного, как и его знак, могла быть украшена по желанию награжденного до 1797 г. драгоценными камнями.

Эта звезда, выполненная по специальному заказу императорского кабинета, значительно отличается от других орденских звезд. Она скорее напоминает роскошное ювелирное украшение, в котором мастер с большим искусством использовал сочетания мерцающего блеска матового жемчуга с сиянием многочисленных бриллиантов. Лучи звезды составлены из чередующихся рядов жемчужин и бриллиантов, в центре медальона, под бриллиантовой короной- андреевский крест из девяти жемчужин равной величины. Вокруг девиза - кольцо из крупных жемчужин с двумя рядами мелких бриллиантов.

The star of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, second half of the 18th century.

Gold, silver, diamonds, pearls.

(The USSR Diamond Fund)

The star of the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called, just as its insignia, could have been decorated with precious stones at the wish of their bearer.

The star, executed by the imperial cabinet's special order, significantly differs from other order stars. It looks more like a sumptious jewelry decoration in which its master blended with exquisite skill the shimmering glitter of the opaque pearls with the radiance of a multitude of diamonds. The rays of the star are made up of the alternating rows of pearls and diamonds. A diamond-crowned medallion has St. Andrew cross in its centre consisting of nine pearls of equal size. The motto is girdled with large pearls and two rows of small diamonds.