In 1700 Peter the Great introduced a single pattern for the standards of the infantry regiments he had newly created: a piece of fabric bearing an embroidered (occasionally painted) depiction of the double-headed eagle beneath three crowns and an image of the crucified St Andrew the First-Called in the centre. On display in the Guardroom is the authentic standard of the St Petersburg Infantry Regiment. The pierced iron pike with a cross is decorated with plant ornament. In view of its poor state of preservation, the standard has been attached to a special net.