Star of the Order of John of Jerusalem or Maltese Cross with rhinestones. Russian empire. Copy

Hello dear buyer, glad to see you in my store. Before buying, please specify your country, I mainly send it to EU countries and the USA , with a parcel with a tracking number. Average delivery time is 2-6 weeks,rarely longer.  The dimensions are shown in the photo, 1 inch = 25.4mm.

 

This copy is made with handmade elements. Alloy of non-ferrous metals. Enamel. Overhead elements.

This Military Award/Decoration will be well packed.

I will send you the item within 3 days after receiving the money.

The product is delivered from Russia (Moscow) by  airmail with a tracking number.

 

Description/history of the order:
ORDER OF MALTESE or ORDER OF ST. JOHN OF JERUSALEM
The history of this order began in 1070, when the Italian merchant Panteleon Maura from Amalfi founded a hospice
house for pilgrims at the hospital of St. John the Merciful in Jerusalem. Soon a brotherhood was formed here, called
care for the sick and wounded pilgrims. A little later, the brotherhood began to accept knights into its ranks, obliging them
protect pilgrims along the way. Thus arose the "Order of the horsemen of the hospital of St. John of Jerusalem", the charter of which
was approved in 1132. Pope of Rome. In 1698 Ambassador of Peter I Sheremetev established direct
relations of the Russian state with the Order of Malta, and Sheremetev himself became the first Russian Knight of the Order.
In 1798, Paul I was elected Grand Master of the Order, but the importance of the Order in Europe by that time was significantly
decreased after the surrender of the order to the French squadron and the fall of Malta. From the former might of the Order
there was no trace left. After Pavel's death, the order ceased to exist as a Russian award.