Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Patriotic War, I Class Republic of minor contact

minor contact

all set on a 60 mm-long magnetic metal bar with a horizontal pinback

marked with a "B" and numbered "No 260130"

dated “1849” in raised silvered numbers

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Patriotic War, I Class Republic of minor contactAn Order of the Patriotic War, I Class. Type II. Three piece construction, the insignia in silver, and silver gilt with red and white enamels and incorporating a hammer and sickle in Gold in the centrepiece, mounted to a five pointed star base in Gold, each star point with nine emanating rays, weighing 42. 56 grams, mint marked " " (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "271541" on the reverse, measuring 43. 5 mm (w) x 46. 2 mm (h), screwback, the