The Imperial Order of Saint Anna

The insignia of the Order is a forged silver star with a red cross in its center surrounded by red enameled rim bearing Latin motto “Amantibus Justitiam, Pietatem, Fidem” (or “To Those Loving Justice, Devoutness, Loyalty“). This motto is adopted from initial letters of the name and family of the Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna: A.I.P.F. (“Anna, Imperatoris Petri Filia” or “Anna, Daughter of Emperor Peter”). An image of Saint Anna is situated on the white enameled field bordered with gold edging; blue cipher made of initial letters of the motto is situated at the reverse on the white enameled field.

The badge of the Order, first class, is a grand gold red enameled cross with gold edging, with gold ornamental decorations between its arms measuring 52×52 mm worn on a 100-110 mm wide sash over the left shoulder and attached to the right hip, together with a multi-rayed eight-pointed silver forged or cloth star (95 mm in diameter approximately) worn on the right breast.

The second class has the shape of a smaller size cross (44×44 mm approximately) and was worn as a neck award on a 45 mm wide red ribbon with yellow stripes at its edges. The third class has the shape of a smaller size cross (35×35 mm approximately) and was worn either on the left side of a breast suspended from a 22 mm wide red ribbon with yellow stripes at its edges, or in a buttonhole. When awarded for combat, it was worn on a bow as a special distinction to distinguish between military and civil divisions. For the fourth class, the badge had a shape of a crowned cross borne on the pommel of an edged weapon, together with a silver-tasseled sword-knot of the ribbon of the Order.