REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
(RELIGIOUS AWARDS)
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| Medal
of of St. Paraskeva |
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 The
Medal of is one of nine religious distinctions (next to Orders
of 1st and 2nd degree and Medal of St. Stefan the Great and
of Piasia Velichkoevski) that were instituted on 17 July 2003
by approval by the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.
The relevant document dated
22 July 2002 is signed by The Moscow Patriarch Mitropolit
Solnechnogorski. This is an unissued sample that belongs to
a set of three awards including the Orders of the 1st and
2nd degree. The medal is 35mm in diameter and is 3 mm thick
and is made of gold plated silver, weighs 17.9g and is on
a rectangular suspension (28x15mm) with blue, white and red
cold enamel. So far about 10 were awarded awarded to
nuns and women civilians only by the Chisinau Patriarch (to
those who contribute to the development of the Orthodox Church).
Made by a Chisinau jeweler Alexei Cosovan.
| 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. |
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