Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of The Patriotic War, I Class, Type Ii Newly Listed rim engraved 2547 PTE

rim engraved 2547 PTE

while at the Hessian Trench

the reverse is marked “GES GESCH E

he attested for the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force at Winnipeg on 24 December 1914

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of The Patriotic War, I Class, Type Ii Newly Listed rim engraved 2547 PTE( ). Instituted in 1942. Three piece construction, the insignia in silver with red and white enamels and incorporating a hammer and sickle in Gold in the centrepiece, mounted to a five pointed star base in Gold, each star point with nine emanating rays, weighing 38 grams, mint marked " " (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "216568" on the reverse, measuring 44 mm (w) x 45. 8 mm (h), screwback, the insignia exhibiting multiple contact marks on the red