AWARD GROUP
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no. 17
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This set must have seen a lot of action.
Earned by a Russian fighter pilot who until recently lived
in Moldova. It is interesting to note that the 5th Red Banner
was awarded in 1953 - did he fly with distinction in Korea?
The set comes complete with photos from 1947 and 1967 and
an extract of the military archives confirming authenticity.
Top left to right: Order of Lenin (no.
368703), Orders of the Red Banner (no. 161873 type 3 Var
1, nos. 228738 & 242536 both type 3 var 2 and no. 299106
type 3 var 3), Order of Red Banner No. 5 (no. 224 rarity
rating 5).
Left to right: Medals For Combat Service (duplicate
award no. 2474332), For Victory over Germany, for the Capture
of Berlin, for the Liberation of Prague and 40 Anniversary
of Soviet Armed Forces.
The set also includes two Orders of the Red
Star (nos. 86047 and 3047334), and Order of the Great Patriotic
War 2nd Degree (1985 issue no. 4644326) and a badge of the
Gvardia).
| 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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