MEDALS
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Distinguished Service in the Preservation of Public Order (16 ribbons) |  |
 Instituted
on 1.11.1950 with some 47.000 were issued. Undocumented, otherwise
in good condition with 16 ribbons on reverse depicting the
Soviet coat of arms (8 left, 7 right, one below) This variation
was awarded only between 1951 and 1957 before the Finno-Karelian
Republic was down graded to autonomous region. It was made
of silver (21.6g) and appeared in two types. This is type
1 with a flat ring as opposed to type 2 that had a round ring.
Later variations had only 15
ribbons and were made of silver, silver plated or a copper-nickel
alloy. Variation 2 was also made of silver (21.6g), variation
3 silver plated (neusilber 16.1g) and variation 4 was made
from a copper-nickel alloy (17.3g).
| A | Abundant,
readily available, often in wholesale quantities. | | C | Common,
always available. Occasionally in quantity. | | R1 | Usually
available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity. |
| R2 | Scarce
to rare, less seldom available. | | R3 | Rare.
Difficult to find. | | R4 | Very
rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available are often eagerly
sought. | | R5 | Extremely
rare and seldom available. Collector may have to search for a few years to locate
one. | | R6 | Of
the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain. | | R7 | Almost
never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces. |
| R8 | Never
been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain. |
| R* | Not
available for collections. | |
