Russia, Imperial. An Officer’s Gorget for Distinction GTRexclude depicting Bleeker in an Imperial

depicting Bleeker in an Imperial naval uniform with cap and medal bar

He was educated at Melbourne Grammar School before going to England to study at Pembroke College

with a maker’s mark of “R

October 12th

salmon-coloured cotton composing the background of the ribbon banners

Russia, Imperial. An Officer’s Gorget for Distinction GTRexclude depicting Bleeker in an Imperial( ). Constructed of gilded brass, the obverse consisting of a narrow crescent with a ribbed border, bearing a central raised double headed Imperial Russian eagle clutching an orb and sceptre, flanked by a raised Cyrillic inscription " " (FOR DISTINCTION), perforated with two holes for the accommodation of a neck chain which has been lost to time,unmarked, measuring 134 mm (w) x 74 mm (h), in very fine condition.