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Russian Award???

  • 03-03-2012 3:01pm
    #1
    HerrScheisse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭


    Can anybody tell me what this item is? It is Russian and I assume military judging by the swords. There is some cyrillic text on the rear. The symbolism looks similar to that on the Order of St George.

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Comments

  • #2
    HerrScheisse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭HerrScheisse


    Mystery is solved - it is a Cossack patriotic award - fourth class!


  • #3
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    It did kind of remind me of the 5th Don cossack one !


  • #4
    HerrScheisse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭HerrScheisse


    Once it goes past second class, I stop counting :pac:


  • #5
    Morlar
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,273 ✭✭✭Morlar


    :)

    I don't own unfortunately & there appear to be good fakes around :

    http://www.warrelics.eu/forum/military_photos/1939-eisernes-kreuz-forum/3970d1208114183-iron-cross-need-help-wwarticle.jpg0001-1-.jpg

    PS your one looks very interesting, do you know when it dates from or what it was awarded for ?


  • #6
    Milsey
    Registered Users Posts: 178 ✭✭Milsey


    Lovely looking award and great photographs.Great detail in photos.


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  • #7
    HerrScheisse
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 783 ✭✭✭HerrScheisse


    No idea Morlar when it was awarded or the circumstances.

    The man selling it did not know what it was and neither did I other than it was Russian. We both assumed it was military by the swords on it. He said he thought it was an Order of St Gregorius which it obviously is not. Normally I like to know what I buy unless it is cheap I might take a risk, in this case I only paid 10 euro for it.

    Thanks Milsey :)


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