ORDERS
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Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR 3rd Class |  |
 Established
28 October 1974 at the instigation of Leonid Ijich Brezhnev
who wanted to see a new order (opulent at that) to be added
to the Soviet award system. About 70.000 were issued (only 11-15
1st class and 600 2nd class), nick-named "crab", about
2 ounzes of silver (64.5g +/- 3g; 65mmx58mm), constructed of
five parts. !st and second class differ only by amount of gold
plating (only ends and tips of rockets on 2nd Class). Version
2 differs by a mirror image on reverse of the outer tips of
star (number range according to Avers 6 1113-1115 & 2195-2229
- more expensive). In very good condition (no. 15.659) but without
document. I also have numbers 98.283 and 126.655 but without
documents (also versions 1).
| 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. | |
