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Check out this dude behind our Marshal ... This is comrade Vyshinskiy - personal watchdog of comrade Stalin.

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:rolleyes:

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Let’s take a look how these beauties (and their predecessors – early types ) looked at the cavalier chest ... With his first soviet award RSFSR Order of Red Banner in 1927 ...

Here they are … Not all them of course Three (!) Sukhbaatar Orders...

and page from comrade Stalin order book.

Here we have awards registration list

This № 400 was issued to Stalin in 1919 (most likely in spring) for defense of Petrograd (a.k.a. Leningrad, a.k.a. St. Petersburg). Here comes original text of nomination. В минуту смертельной опасности, когда, окруженная со всех сторон тесным кольцом врагов, Советская власть отражала удары неприятеля, в минуту, когда враги рабоче-крестьянской революции в июле 1919 года подступили к Красной Горке, в этот тяжелый для Советской России час назначенный Президиумом ВЦИК на боевой пост Иосиф Виссарионович СТАЛИН своей энергией и неутомимой работой сумел сплотить дрогнувшие ряды Красной Армии. Будучи сам в районе боевой линии, он под боевым огнем личным примером воодушевлял борющихся за Советскую Республику. В ознаменование всех заслуг по обороне Петрограда, а также самоотверженной его дальнейшей работы на Южном фронте ВЦИК постановил наградить И.В. СТАЛИНА орденом КРАСНОГО ЗНАМЕНИ». Later this № 400 was exchanged (the reason is unknown) to Order of Red Banner of RSFSR № 3. He got his second Order of Red Banner (by "numerous requests of toiling masses") in 1930 (second awarding RSFSR order № 19) and third (for long service) in 1944 (third awarding USSR order № 1361).

Very nice portrait (by execution and phaleristic realism )

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In reality his maximum set of awards was

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Still beautiful and practically in mint condition. I wonder if this enamel chips are consequences of wearing. I have serious doubts that Stalin had ever worn this order (or any other order for that matter)… All his famous portraits are purely propagandistic pieces. Let’s take a look at these fantasy pieces

Here it is ...

Mint mark close up

Medallion close up

Unbelieveble bargain... From "grab on sight" series ... Such quality piece usually could cost you up to 500$ and even more... That is if it`s selling as copy :lol:

Reverse

Additional photos of № 943... Reverse

And now fake № 943. It was made specially for us dear colleagues ;)