Early shoulder boards sailor of the 2nd (12th) naval crew REEF

On 22 January 1879, after the death of the previous chief of the 2 nd naval crew of Prince Henry of the Netherlands, honorary chief of the 2nd crew was 28-year-old favorite daughter of General Admiral of the Russian Navy, outstanding naval reformer of Grand Duke Konstantin Nikolaevich, Grand Duchess Olga Konstantinovna. It is possible, therefore, the great father wanted to give himself a kind of reminder of her daughter, in 1867 the former married to the Greek king George I until 1912, when her husband became a victim of terrorists, who resided in Athens. After 1912 MS Olga returned to Russia, where he lived in the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna (now – St. Petersburg residence of the President of the Russian Federation) until 1917 In 1920, after the death of her grandson Alexander, and before re-commencement of the reign of his son Constantine, was the acting Regent of Greece, and died in 1926 in Florence. The 2 nd naval crew after the overall reform of the Navy changed the room on the 12th. In 1907, the crew was returned to room "2", the chief his the Grand Duchess remained until March 1917 cloth shoulder straps This refers to the period before 1896, when all the Navy waffle-encryption have been replaced with screen. White background topped with a crown and the letter "O" is lost, see plain paper. Rarity, quite suitable for skilled restoration.