12-12-2006, 01:40 AM
Marc, I think you may be right. From the pictures I've seen, the dominant motive of the Russian Orthodox Church orders is a cross but not exceptionally so (attached) and not necessarily a cross of the orthodox variety which I find very confusing. The old Russian language in inscriptions is present, but very rarely, I've only seen a picture of Vladimir's order with some writing in old Russian. Sergei.












