Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Decorations for Military Merit

A mixed lot of decorations, including:

1. An Order of the Red Star, Type II, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five-pointed star, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central medallion overlaid by a Red Army soldier in full uniform and clutching a rifle, surrounded by a border bearing a raised Russian Cyrillic inscription of “ПРОЛЕТАРИИ ВСЕХ СТРАН, СОЕДИНЯЙТЕСЬ!” (“WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!”), joined together at the bottom by initials “СССР” (“USSR”), situated above a hammer and sickle the reverse with a central threaded lug retaining an original backplate, etched with an issue number that appears to read “1432603”, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, measuring 48.22 mm (w) x 46.40 mm (h), weighing 42.9 grams, in extremely fine condition.

2. An Order of the Patriotic War, Type III, II Class, constructed of silver with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a five-pointed star with red enameled arms, with stylized rays emanating through the background, with a crossed sabre and Mosin-Nagant rifle piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central raised sickle and hammer, situated within a white enameled ring bearing an inscription of “ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННАЯ ВОЙНА” (“PATRIOTIC WAR”), the reverse with a central threaded screw post retaining an original backplate, maker marked “МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР” for the State Mint, and engraved with an award number of “4836722”, measuring 44.76 mm (w) x 46.67 mm, weighing 40.3 grams, demonstrating flecking and surface scratching throughout the enamels, in better than very fine condition.

3. A Medal for Courage, Type II, constructed of silver, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate, the obverse bearing a central depressed inscription of “ЗА ОТВАГУ” (“FOR COURAGE”), situated above a raised depiction of a T-35 tank and and below aircraft in formation, the six o’clock position overlaid by depressed and red enameled initials “СССР” (“USSR”), the reverse stamped with an issue number of “2957508”, measuring 37.37 mm in diameter, weighing 40.2 grams (inclusive of ribbon and mount), in near extremely fine condition.