Miniature Graduation Badge (Frachnik) of Riga Polytechnic Institute on Corps Ribbon, c. 1902–1918
Probably silver (gilt), silk ribbon. Miniature graduation badge (so-called Frachnik) of the Riga Polytechnical Institute (RPI), mounted on the tricolour corps ribbon of Corps Concordia Rigensis in blue-gold-red. Badge in the form of an oval wreath of laurel leaves and oak foliage, centred on the Russian imperial double-headed eagle with crown, sceptre and orb, bearing the Moscow city arms (St George on horseback) on its breast, with the six territorial coats of arms of the Russian Empire on the wings. Joined at the base by a band with the Cyrillic monogram "RPI". High-quality manufacture, gilding with considerable wear. 27x20x25 mm (HxWxD), sash length 116 cm.
The Riga Polytechnical Institute, founded in 1862 as the oldest technical university in the Baltic region, was granted state status in 1896 and was regarded as the finest polytechnic in the Russian Empire from c. 1906 to 1916. This badge type with the imperial eagle was officially approved around 1902/1903. As a Frachnik (miniature badge for semi-formal occasions), it was worn on the lapel of a frock coat. Corps Concordia Rigensis, founded in 1869 in Riga, is the oldest surviving Baltic German student corporation and has continued in Hamburg since 1956. The combination of a state graduation badge with the corps ribbon of a Baltic German corporation is a rare testament to the dual identity of Baltic German academics in the Russian Empire.
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