ORDERS
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 Order of the October Revolution (Îðäåí «Îêòÿáðüñêîé Ðåâîëþöèè» Orden Oktjabr'skoj Revolyutsii). Created for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, this order was awarded to individuals or groups for services furthering communism or the state or in enhancing the defences of the Soviet Union. 106,462 were awarded.
Solid
silver with golden hammer and sickle featuring the Cruiser
Aurora which gave the signal to strom the St. Petersburg Winter
Palace - the start of the Great October Revolution. This version started
in 1974) when the construction was altered from four
joint pins (see detail of reverse of the five pins on
this version). Evidently heavily worn but with document and
in very nice conditon with all email intact. I have several
spare copies of this beautiful Order, some with documents
and others without. See the awards
for exchange page or contact me!
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. | |
