Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Labour Service Auction Footnote: The Order of Military

Footnote: The Order of Military Merit was instituted on May 28

an "M" in a circle to the right of the maker mark

(Royal Patriotic Society Medalj för lång och trogen tjänst)

loss of finish and moderate oxidation is visible to the decoration

Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Military and Labour Service Auction Footnote: The Order of MilitaryA mixed lot of awards, including: 1. An Order of the Red Star, Type II, constructed of silver with enamels, consisting of a five pointed star, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central medallion overlaid by a Red Army soldier in full uniform and clutching a rifle, surrounded by a border bearing a raised Russian Cyrillic inscription of , ! (WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!), joined together at the bottom by initials (USSR), situated above a