ORDERS
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Personal Courage |  |
 Order "For Personal Courage" (Îðäåí «Çà ëè÷íîå ìóæåñòâî»
Orden «Za lichnoe muzhestvo»). This decoration could be awarded to any USSR citizen showing outstanding courage and bravery during life-saving, keeping of public order and safeguard of State property, as well as for fighting crime, environmental catastrophes and other exceptional events. Instituted on 28 December 1988 shortly before the USSR colapsed so only 529 were awarded.
Documented
award but I have my suspicions on its authencity. A Russian
issued catalogue of badges and awards (Avers 5) warns that
there are many impeccable copies made of silver in circulation
and no further advice is provided how to distinguish fakes
(apparently even experts are dumbfounded). If its a forgery,
then its an excellent one!
Ribbon:
| 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. | |
