Medal - Orders of Victory Order of the Patriotic War
Medal - Orders of Victory Order of the Patriotic War
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Location
Russia
› Russian Federation
(1991-date)
Year
2025
Type
Collection medallion
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
16.8 g
Diameter
35 mm
Thickness
2.2 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Coloured, Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Ribbed
Period
Russian Federation
(1991-date)
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Depicted is the Order of the Patriotic War, an order of the USSR established by the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on May 20, 1942. The Order of the Patriotic War was the first Soviet award of the Great Patriotic War. It was also the first Soviet order to be divided into degrees. One of the few Soviet orders that was passed on to the family as a keepsake after the death of the recipient.
Obverse lettering
ОРДЕНА ПОБЕДЫ
ОРДЕН ОТЕЧЕСТВЕННОЙ ВОЙНЫ (Translation: ORDERS OF VICTORY ORDER OF THE PATRIOTIC WAR)
Obverse script
Cyrillic
Reverse description
The logo of the celebration of the 80th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War and the hallmark of the St. Petersburg Mint are depicted
Reverse lettering
80
ПОБЕДА
СПМД (Translation: 80 VICTORY SPMD)
Reverse script
Cyrillic
Engraver
(СПМД) Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation (1724-date)