Troy Tempest Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 And another plea gentlemen! This also arrived today, with the label in German being Orden Medaille UDSSR CCCP Vaterl?nd Krieg 2. Klasse. Could someone let me know what the correct name of the medal is in English please? This is the first one of these I have bought, and it looks great!Thanks again!
whispy Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 And another plea gentlemen! This also arrived today, with the label in German being Orden Medaille UDSSR CCCP Vaterl?nd Krieg 2. Klasse. Could someone let me know what the correct name of the medal is in English please? This is the first one of these I have bought, and it looks great!Thanks again! Hi there,its looks like an "Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class".Other more informed members will be able to tell you a lot more tho, but there will be a citation for this if you get it researched. Whispy.
order_of_victory Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 Hi there,its looks like an "Order of the Patriotic War 2nd class".Other more informed members will be able to tell you a lot more tho, but there will be a citation for this if you get it researched. Whispy.Acctuly as this is an 1985 issue there will be no way to research it Order of Victroy
whispy Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 Acctuly as this is an 1985 issue there will be no way to research it Order of Victroyoops...my bad
order_of_victory Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 oops...my bad No dont worry easy mistake to make Order of Victory
Ed_Haynes Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 As you seem to be getting the Soviet addiction, Troy, it may be worth getting the Red Bible, McDaniel and Schmitt, while it can still be located at non-rare-book prices.
Ferdinand Posted September 4, 2007 Posted September 4, 2007 Yes, it's an Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, type 3, variation 2 (no dimple around screwpost base). This one was produced in the Moscow Mint.
Troy Tempest Posted September 5, 2007 Author Posted September 5, 2007 Yes, it's an Order of the Patriotic War 2nd Class, type 3, variation 2 (no dimple around screwpost base). This one was produced in the Moscow Mint.Thanks for the book tip Ed, I will look for that as I have taken a liking to the appearance of some of these Soviet medals. And Ferdinand, thanks for that answer. When you say it was produced in the Moscow Mint, are these just replicas of original medals? Does that number then have no meaning, or is it just a number for the replica? Thanks again fellas!
Ferdinand Posted September 5, 2007 Posted September 5, 2007 When you say it was produced in the Moscow Mint, are these just replicas of original medals? Does that number then have no meaning, or is it just a number for the replica?It is an original order with original serial number. It is a type 3 (which isn't being faked (yet)), produced in 1984 or later.
Troy Tempest Posted September 5, 2007 Author Posted September 5, 2007 Okay, thanks Ferdinand. Would something like this have been given for service in Afghanistan or Chechnya?
Ferdinand Posted September 5, 2007 Posted September 5, 2007 No, this type of the Order of the Patriotic War was only given to veterans of the Great Patriotic War who still lived in 1985. They got one of these "1985-issues" during the celebrations of 40 years of victory. So it's just a jubilee award, not a combat decoration.Auke
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