Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Orders

A mixed lot of orders, including:

1. An Order of the Red Star, Type II, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five-pointed star, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central medallion overlaid by a Red Army soldier in full uniform and clutching a rifle, surrounded by a border bearing a raised Russian Cyrillic inscription of “ПРОЛЕТАРИИ ВСЕХ СТРАН, СОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ!” (“WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!”), joined together at the bottom by initials “СССР” (“USSR”), situated above a hammer and sickle the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, etched with an issue number that appears to read “928862”, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, measuring 49.76 mm (w) x 47.78 mm (h), weighing 43.5 grams, in extremely fine condition.

2. A second Order of the Red Star, Type II, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five-pointed star, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central medallion overlaid by a Red Army soldier in full uniform and clutching a rifle, surrounded by a border bearing a raised Russian Cyrillic inscription of “ПРОЛЕТАРИИ ВСЕХ СТРАН, СОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ!” (“WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!”), joined together at the bottom by initials “СССР” (“USSR”), situated above a hammer and sickle the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, etched with an issue number that appears to read “1062247”, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, measuring 49.80 mm (w) x 47.88 mm (h), weighing 43.6 grams, demonstrating the remnants of an adhesive to the backplate, in extremely fine condition.

2. A third Order of the Red Star, Type II, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five-pointed star, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central medallion overlaid by a Red Army soldier in full uniform and clutching a rifle, surrounded by a border bearing a raised Russian Cyrillic inscription of “ПРОЛЕТАРИИ ВСЕХ СТРАН, СОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ!” (“WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!”), joined together at the bottom by initials “СССР” (“USSR”), situated above a hammer and sickle the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, etched with an issue number that appears to read “1395622”, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, measuring 47.63 mm (w) x 45.63 mm (h), weighing 42.5 grams, in extremely fine condition.

4. An Order of the Patriotic War, Type III, I Class, constructed of a silver with gilt and multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a five-pointed star with red enameled arms, with stylized rays emanating through the background, with a crossed sabre and Mosin-Nagant rifle piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central raised sickle and hammer, situated within a white enameled ring bearing an inscription of “ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА” (“PATRIOTIC WAR”), the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, and engraved with an award number of “1649964”, measuring 44.27 mm (w) x 46.30 mm (h), weighing 40.0 grams, demonstrating some loss of finish to the base metal, in extremely fine condition.

5. An Order of the Patriotic War, Type III, I Class, constructed of a silver with gilt and multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a five-pointed star with red enameled arms, with stylized rays emanating through the background, with a crossed sabre and Mosin-Nagant rifle piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central raised sickle and hammer, situated within a white enameled ring bearing an inscription of “ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА” (“PATRIOTIC WAR”), the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, and engraved with an award number of “2232863”, measuring 43.73 mm (w) x 46.15 mm (h), weighing 37.7 grams, demonstrating some loss of finish to the base metal, in extremely fine condition.

6. An Order of the Patriotic War, Type III, II Class, constructed of a silver with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a five-pointed star with red enameled arms, with stylized rays emanating through the background, with a crossed sabre and Mosin-Nagant rifle piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central raised sickle and hammer, situated within a white enameled ring bearing an inscription of “ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА” (“PATRIOTIC WAR”), the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, and engraved with an award number of “5613796”, measuring 45.137 mm (w) x 46.77 mm (h), weighing 40.2 grams, in extremely fine condition.