MEDALS
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| For
the Defence of Odessa |  |
 Established
on 22 December 1942 with approximately 38.000 awarded to those
who took part in the defence of Odessa from 10 August to 16
October 1941. Outnumbered 5:1 the siege lasted 73 days and
Odessa was awarded the Title "Hero City" (together
with Leningrad, Stalingrad and Sevastopol). Heavily worn with
soldered ring on original suspension (I have one spare for
exchange).
| 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. | |
