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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ladybranch, post: 203033, member: 44&quot;]Chris, welcome to the forums!</p><p><br /></p><p>Like SBSVC, I can&#039;t see the mark clear enough even in the 2nd pic you posted to even beginning to ID it. Does your camera have a macro setting? If so try using that setting.</p><p><br /></p><p>That crest (anchor, grapnel cross crossing a scepter) of St. Petersburg was used as the city mark from 1741 to 1896. Natasha&#039;s ID the ship as the symbol of the Admiralty. This emblem, ship, is on top of the spire/tower of the Admiralty in St. Petersburg. I suspect it represents the ship Peter the Great (father of the Russian navy) built in St. Petersburg after spending sometime learning the ship building trade in Western Europe: England, Netherlands, etc...</p><p><br /></p><p>A ship may also be part of the mark on the back??</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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