TRANSDNIESTRIAN
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Loyalty to the Black Sea Cossacks |
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 This
is a rare piece as not too many are handed out to honour "loyal"
Black Sea Cossacks who used to be under the command of Colonel
Kucher. Ataman Kucher was killed in battle in during
the brief but bloody civil war in June 1992 in the town of
Bender (Tighina) in the Republic of Moldova. It is awarded
by Igor Nikolajevich Smirnov, "President" of the
self proclaimed Transdniestrian Moldovan Republic that remains
a separatist territory with all the trappings of a State including
award ceremonies. I am trying to find out how many people
received this medal and for what.
| 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. | |
