Soviet Russian Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, Type 2, Variant 3
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1959
This is an original Soviet Russian Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, Type 2, specifically classified as Variant 3, sub-variation 1. The badge consists of three primary components: a ten-pointed silver star base, which combines a five-pointed red enamel star with a radiant star design, and an applied gold hammer and sickle emblem at the center.
The obverse features a white enamel border with Cyrillic inscription. This Type 2 issue is identified by its screwback fastening system, introduced per the 1943 decree, which includes a threaded silver post soldered to the reverse and a circular screwback nut, 33 mm in diameter. The reverse shows two copper rivets securing the central emblem. This specific variant was produced by the Moscow Mint starting in 1959 and is distinguished by a large 24 mm circular recess on the reverse, the mint mark at the 12 o'clock position, and a hand-engraved serial number.
The badge serial number is 172633.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silver, gold, enamel, copper
- Nut diameter
- 33 mm
- Reverse recess diameter
- 24 mm
Technical characteristics
- Fastening
- Screwback
- Serial number
- 172633
Design
- Obverse
- Ten-pointed silver star with red enamel and gold hammer and sickle
- Inscriptions
- Otechestvennaya Voyna
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Moscow Mint
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.