Russia, Cross of the Order of Saint Anne Medal 2nd class, gold, enamel, guilloché enamel, wear. Note: Created in 1735 as an honorary order by Charles Frederick of Holstein-Gottorp in honour of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great, the Order of Saint Anne consisted of three classes until 1815, then four from 1815 until 1917, when the Russian Empire fell and the Order was abolished.