Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Patriotic War, Type II, I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with iron/magnetic plate

with iron/magnetic plate

Cloth RCAF wing and OP wing

15 mm (w) x 66

on dark blue padded cloth backing

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Patriotic War, Type II, I Class consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac with iron/magnetic plateConstructed of 14K Gold with silver and multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a Gold five pointed radiant starburst, overlaid by a red enameled five pointed star, overlaid by a Gold sickle and hammer, surrounded by a white enameled ring bearing a gilt inscription of (PATRIOTIC WAR), with a crossed sabre and rifle piercing the centrepiece, the reverse with a threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, engraved with an award number