mihaizaha Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 Dear colleagues! I got recently this Order of the Patriotic War. How can you differentiate the ones awarded during the WW2 from the ones of a later issue. Thank you very much in advance for any help! Mihai Zaharencu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogi Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 (edited) This is a 1985 issue. The look of the WW2 orders looks different as the OPW1 is gold while the 1985 version is gold gilt(like plated) A really easy tell if you cant tell the difference is that the engraved number is underlined and thicker on a 1985 version. I hope that helped. Edited January 9, 2016 by Rogi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted January 9, 2016 Share Posted January 9, 2016 It's even easier to look at the hammer and sickle - on the 1985 version they are part of the award, while the earlier OPWs had 14-carat gold H&S emblems that were riveted to the order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mihaizaha Posted January 10, 2016 Author Share Posted January 10, 2016 Thank you guys for your time and the info. I do appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul R Posted January 10, 2016 Share Posted January 10, 2016 Here is mine for comparison. WW2 awarded example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogieman Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 here's one that I had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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