no. 23

Hanger with 3 medals (of unknown origin):

• Medal for 20 years of Irreproachable Service (type 3 -silver) - MOOP RSFSR (Ministry of Protection of Social Order) Instituted only on 8.8.1962. Undocumented but in excellent condition. Quite rare even when more individuals received an award already after 20 years of service (more common to be decorated when individuals had time to prove themselves or were closer to retirement). MOOP medals are also incommon because the then 13 Republican Ministries of Protection of Public Order existed only for four years until 1966 (re-named to Ministries of Interior again).
• Medal for 15 years of Irreproachable Service type 1 (Type 2 did not have the letters MVD USSR on reverse) - Ministry of Interior USSR
• Medal for 10 years of Irreproachable Service (type 1) - Ministry of Interior USSR
  Also undocumented but in very nice condition and quite rare. Issued between 1958 and 1991 to members of the Ministry of Interior Armed forces. Issued to other Ministry of Interior of the USSR employees. Apparently very few individuals ever received an award already after 10 years of service as it was much more common to be decorated after 15 or 20 years when the individual proved him/herself more or was close to retirement.