Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of The Patriotic War, Ii Class, Type Ii Hold starts with flight # 1450

starts with flight # 1450 through 2009

five with a postcard style backer

measuring 120 mm (w) x 115 mm (h)

especially from January 1919 on

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of The Patriotic War, Ii Class, Type Ii Hold starts with flight # 1450( ). Instituted in 1942. Two piece construction, hammer and sickle insignia in Gold, the insignia affixed to a base in silver with red and white enamels, mint marked " " (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "841225" on the reverse, measuring 44. 2 mm (w) x 46 mm (h), screwback, intact enamels, light contact, better than very fine. Footnote: The Order of the Patriotic War is a Soviet military decoration that was awarded to all soldiers in the Soviet