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the Patriotic War 2nd Class |  |
 Orders
of the Great Patriotic War were instituted on 20 May 1942 and
until 16 June 1943 were on a suspension (type 1). Type two existed
from 1943 until 11 March 1985 when on the ocassion of the 40th
anniversary of the victory in the Great patriotic war Type 3
was issued. They were produced in three mints (Krasnokamskij
-KMD, Moscow - MMD and Leningrad - LMD) and the Moscow factory
Platinopribor - MZPP. They came in many variations and sub-variations.
This award is made in the Moskovskij Monetnij Dvor (MMD) where
the production of type 2 started in December 1943. It was made
in 4 variations with several sub-variations. Variation 2 which
was manufactured in the first half of 1944 and was made in two
time/number intervals (1st January-March 1944 nos. 74824-76500
and this one, the 2nd, between April and June 1944 with nos.
170055-180003). The reverse differs no mint mark and by a circle
(so-called "kanava"). Variation 1 known nos. are 72013-
74417. Variation 3 was made after 1959 in two intervals (1st
nos. 927592-928462 and 2nd nos. 928654-923391). Variation 4
was made from 1966-69 in two sub-variations (nos 930007-933396
and 934646-984958). The serial number mint is engraved the screwpost.
Made of silver, weighs 24.3g and has an original silver fastening
plate (9.7g).
| 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. | |
