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Russian Soviet Order Of Patriotic War 2Nd Cl 470173 Genuine russian soviet order of the great patriotic war, 2nd class serial number 470173this order is type 2, concave variation (v4.1.3) produced at the leningrad mint. This type and variatn is a wartime issue and would have been awarded in early 1945. No chips or scratches to the enamel. Please see pictures for exact condition.
Star is made of silver, hammer and sickle fo gold. I have been an avid collector of soviet militaria for over a decade and guarantee that the ordre is original. Order will be shipped within 1 business day of receipt of payment. About the orderestablished on 20 may 1942, the order of the patriotic war was an order (decoration) of the soviet union, and was awarded to all soldiers in the soviet armed forces, security troops, and to partisans for heoric deeds during the great patriotic war. The order came in first class and second class depending upon teh merit of the deed.
It was the frist soviet medal established during the war, and the first soviet order divided by classes. Its statute precisely defined, which deeds are awarded with the order, eg. Shooting down three aircraft as a fighter pilot, or destroying two heavy or three medium or four light tanks, or captruing a warship, or repairing an aircraft under fire after landing on a hostile territory, and so on, were awarded with the first class. It was also given to some allied troops and commanders, including western allies. Altogether, 324,903 of the 1st class and 951,652 of the 2nd class were issued during the war.
It featured a red enamel five-pointed star, made of silver, with straight rays in the background, and crossed sabre and rifle. The rays in the background were golden for 1st class and silver for 2nd class. The central disc had a golden hammer and sickle on a red enamel background, surrounded by a white enamel ring with the words (patriotic war). Originally the order was attached to a plain red ribbon much like the gold star award, but from june 1943 the order was to be worn on the right cehst without ribbon on less formal occasions a ribbon bar, dark red with a bright red central stripe for the 1st class, or dark red with bright red edge stripes for the 2nd class, may be worn instead. I will combien shipping costs if you win multiple items of mine. Please check out my other auctions if you are interested in other soviet orders and medals. |
