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Order of the Red Star
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Order of the Red Star, Type 2, Var. 2 (early transitional variation without a
mint mark and with single-tier screw post base), #1770, circa 1936. This is
the more rare of the two "no mint mark" sub-variations and in general, one of
the rarest of all Soviet awards : fewer than 165 of these were ever made. Very
fine to excellent condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 4, Var. 1 Sub-var. 1, #12047, circa 1940. Note
the exceptionally low serial number: this piece is one of the first 50 "Monetnyi
Dvor" Red Stars ever made! In outstanding condition. An exceptional opportunity
for the advanced collector.
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3 (with screw post base), #134721, awarded in
March 1943 to an Infantry Captain who led a truck-borne infantry assault during
the liberation of Yeysk, an important port city on southern shore of the Bay of
Taganrog (Sea of Azov). He and his group were among the first to break into the
city where they engaged enemy troops in fierce house-to-house battles killing 30
and capturing 10 of them. It is interesting to note that most of the resistance
came from the local police Nazi collaborators and so-called "White Cossacks". The
order is in very fine to excellent condition. Comes with archival research.
Order of the Red Star, Type 4 Var. 3 (w. screw post base), #242545, awarded in
August 1943 to an antiaircraft gun commander who shot down a total of 9 German
airplanes, 4 of them in the Battle of Kursk. In outstanding condition and
includes original silver screw plate. Comes with archival research.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 1, #374221, c. October-December 1943. Extremely
attractive, relatively early example featuring enamel of
magnificent quality and distinctive "chagrin" reverse. Unlike the majority of the
Red Stars issued later in the war, it was almost certainly awarded for combat. In
very fine to excellent condition, with almost no visible wear to enamel and
beautifully preserved details. Comes with an original silver screw plate.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 2 ("MZPP"), #1904539, circa early to mid-1945.
A relatively scarce piece from the first series produced by the Moscow
Platinpribor Factory (MZPP). In excellent condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, #1318386, awarded in May 1945 to the
bookkeeper of a field bakery attached to a rifle division of the 1st
Belorussian Front. He was recommended for the award on the day of the German
surrender for his diligent conduct in supervising bread baking for the troops and
deliveries of fodder for the division's horses. The order is in very fine
condition. Comes with archival research and full English translation.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 3, #2687624, c. mid-1945 - mid-1946. Near mint example - literally impossible to upgrade.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 4 ("MZPP"), #2090049, circa early
to mid-1945. A relatively scarce version produced by the Moscow Platinpribor
Factory (MZPP). This pieceis particularly interesting: it has a factory flaw, a
missing part of the center medallion border. In very fine condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 6, Var. 3, Sub-var. 8, #2913549, circa 1951. A superb Stalin-era example.
Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 1, #3115622, c. 1952. Uncommon version
featuring a narrow 20-mm medallion unique to this version of the order. This
specimen is especially interesting: its serial number is slightly outside the
range for its version shown in the Strekalov reference guide. In excellent
condition.
Order of the Red Star, Type 7, Var. 2, #3395921, with a
document, issued for
playing active role in crushing the Hungarian revolution
in
1956. The award recipient, deputy commander of a
mechanized regiment, led a successful armored attack on an
airfield near Budapest as well as the capture of key
installations in the town of Mosonmagyaróvár near Austrian
border. This scarce award is a vivid reminder of one of the
pivotal events of the Cold War. Comes with archival research.
Both the award and the document are in near mint condition.
Order of the Red Star, counterfeit manufactured in Germany,
#505342, circa 1943. This professionally made copy of the
Order of the Red Star was intended specifically for Nazi
infiltrators masquerading as Red Army servicemen. A
documentary proof of existence of such counterfeits - along
with photos - was found in recently declassified NKVD
archives. Extremely rare piece.