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Unless Putin gifts it to minister Shoigu because he's running out of state awards to give him, I very much doubt it. The only reason I could possibly see would be if some of the now independant border states opted to combine their armed forces with Russia's...

You have no idea... They actually have a travelling show going from convention to convention. Very impressive.

Pre order medals were produced in numbers by at least one maker. This practice is quite normal, the Russian market being what it is (with so many focussing on themes versus provenance), they know they'll sell them anyway. To be perfectly honest with you, the Startegic Missile and Military Music ones not being approved shocked the (censured) out of everybody, a few generals even presented the music one anyway during major events. And incredibly, yes, some cheap copies are being made to this day... Go figure. Even with the crackdown on the wearing of unofficial awards in Russia, it isn't impossible to see military personnel and veterans wearing these... As far as they.re concerned, they're public awards. Huge grey area... These aren't the only ones... Well over a dozen medals were struck in large numbers bearing the Ministry of Defense emblem but were never officialised.

Below are 3 unapproved (albeit quite nice) decorations. For some reason, the then defense minister simply refused to sign their establishment orders. You might find them on the market, even on the odd Russian service uniform... But make no mistake, these were never officially approved. 50 Years of Strategic Missile (Rocket) Forces. Read in an article the commanding general's face just dropped when the minister simply laughed and walked away... 60 Years Of The Moscow Operational Housing Management 300 years of russian military music

Just got one in.

Great shot! Looking forward to further posts!

I saw the first few pre production strikes... Not impressive. They angled the T-90 guns like the T-34's but not the turrets.

Wow, I completely missed that one. Thank you. Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of June 13, 2019 N 277 "On the anniversary medal" 75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. " In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, paying tribute to the great feat, heroism and dedication of war veterans, I hereby decree: To establish a jubilee medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945." Regulations for the jubilee medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." 1. Anniversary medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945." is awarded to: a) military and civilian personnel who took part in military operations on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War, partisans and members of underground organizations operating during the Great Patriotic War in the temporarily occupied territories of the USSR, military and civilian personnel who served in the period of the Great Patriotic War in the Armed Forces of the USSR, persons awarded medals "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945", "For the victory over Japan", or a certificate confirming participation in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945; b) home front workers, for selfless work during the Great Patriotic War bostowed orders of the USSR, medals "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945", "For Labor Valor", "For Labor Distinction", "For the Defense of Leningrad" , "For the defense of Moscow", "For the defense of Odessa", "For the defense of Sevastopol", "For the defense of Stalingrad", "For the defense of Kiev", "For the defense of the Caucasus", "For the defense of the Soviet Arctic", as well as persons bearing the sign "Resident of besieged Leningrad" or a certificate for the medal "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War 19 41 - 1945 "; c) persons who have worked for at least six months from June 22, 1941 to May 9, 1945, excluding the period of work in the temporarily occupied territories of the USSR; d) former juvenile prisoners of concentration camps, ghettos and other places of forced detention created by the Nazis and their allies during the Second World War; e) citizens of foreign states that are not members of the Commonwealth of Independent States who fought as part of military national formations in the ranks of the Armed Forces of the USSR, as part of partisan detachments, underground groups, and other anti-fascist formations, who made a significant contribution to the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 and awarded state awards of the USSR or the Russian Federation. 2. The Anniversary medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945." is worn on the left side of the chest and is located after the medal "70 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945." Description of the jubilee medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945." The Anniversary medal "75 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941 - 1945." It is made of silver-colored metal and has the shape of a circle with a diameter of 32 mm. On the front side of the coin is an image of the figure of a victorious soldier standing half-turned, dressed in a field uniform of clothes of the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945, holding a Shpagin submachine gun (PPSh) in his left hand and writing the word "Victory on the wall of the Reichstag building." ! " Under the word "Victory!" - the numbers "1945" and "2020" under each other. On the back of the coin, in the center, is the inscription: "75 YEARS OF VICTORY IN THE GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR 1941 - 1945". The inscription below is framed by two laurel branches, between which there is an image of a five-pointed star. The edges of the medal are bordered by a side. All images, inscriptions and numbers on the medal are embossed. The medal is connected with an eye and a ring to a pentagonal mount, covered with a silk moire ribbon of gray color with two longitudinal blue stripes at the edges. The width of the ribbon is 24 mm. In the middle are five alternating stripes of black and orange. All stripes are 1.0 mm wide.

March 2019 orders of the Defense Ministry of Russia. The two decorations previously worn on the right chest are now medals worn with others on the left in line with awards from other divisions of the Russian Armed Forces. The Decoration "For Service in the Strategic Missile Forces" is now the Medal "For Service in the Strategic Missile Forces" on a pentagonal mount. The Decoration "Chief Marshal of Artillery Nedelin" is now the Medal "Chief Marshal of Artillery Nedelin" on a pentagonal mount.

I hope one day soon the Defense Ministry will follow the example of the Interior Ministry with more generic all inclusive awards... producing unique awards for every single sub service of such a large military is inane... Even the Russians need to carry booklets to ID each others' awards...

They managed to squeeze in 4 more before year's end... Medal "For Contribution to the Implementation of the State Armament Program" Order 504 of 4 September 2019; Medal "For Distinction in Financial Security" Order 530 of 13 September 2019; Medal "For participation in the military parade to mark the 75th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" Order 590 of 17 October 2019; Jubilee Medal "100 Years of the Air Force Academy named after Professor N. E. Zhukovsky and Y. A. Gagarin" Order 747 of 19 December 2019

Medal "100 Years of Military Commerce" - 2018-03-07 Medal "For Merit in Special Activities" - 2018-08-02 Medal "For Diligence in the Performance of Radiological, Chemical and Biological Defense Tasks" - 2018-09-18 Medal "For Achievements in Military-Political Work" - 2018-11-23 Medal "For Contributions to Congress and Exhibition Activities" - 2018-12-13 Medal "For Contribution to the Development of the International Army Games" - 2019-02-08 Medal "Chief Marshal of Artillery Nedelin" - 2019-03-28 Medal "For Contribution to Strengthening the Defense of the Russian Federation"

I went through the lengthy establishment order, there are 6 more badges. I also started adding them to the Wiki article with details. A time consuming process. I also added 4 new medals... *SIGH*

I just received the first batch... More to follow... "EXCELLENT" badges similar to the ones for the armed forces.

Which brings us back to the title of this thread... Full circle...