Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Medals and Cases

A mixed lot of medals and cases, including:

1. An Order of the Badge of Honour, constructed of silver with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse bearing raised male and female works, clutching red enameled banner flags overlaid by a silvered Cyrillic inscription of “WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!”, joined together at the centre with a red enameled five-pointed star, situated above a Cyrillic inscription of “ORDER OF HONOUR”, the reverse maker marked with the logo of the Soviet Mint in Leningrad, bearing an engraved issue number of “1324798”, measuring 32.67 mm (w) x 51.02 mm (h), weighing 40.5 grams, in extremely fine condition.

2. A Medal for the Defence of Moscow, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.25 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

3. A Medal for the Defence of the Caucasus, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.22 mm in diameter, in better than very fine condition.

4. A Prize of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, constructed of gilded bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a buckle, the reverse bearing an engraved award number of “26417”, otherwise unmarked, measuring 26.06 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

5. A Medal for the 250th Anniversary of Leningrad, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.11 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

6. A Jubilee Medal for 20 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.07 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

7. A Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Soviet Militia, constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.12 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

8. A Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR, constructed of bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 37.04 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

9. A Jubilee Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a buckle with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.12 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.

10. A Jubilee Medal for 60 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR, constructed of bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.05 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

11. A Jubilee Medal for 70 Years of the Armed Forces of the USSR, constructed of bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.08 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

12. A Jubilee Medal for 50 Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 32.10 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.

13. Two presentation cases, each constructed of a wooden frame with a faux red leather exterior liner, the interior of each with a padded white rayon lid liner and intact hinge cover, with slotted mustard-yellow medal beds, closing with functional metal spring catches with exterior stud releases, both unmarked and measuring 74 mm (w) x 125 mm (l) x 25 mm (h), in overall extremely fine