Russia, Soviet Union. An Artillery Officer's Award Group
Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class, Type 2 (in gold and silver with red and white enamels, gold hammer and sickle insignia, Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "193590" on the reverse, measuring 43.5 mm (w) x 45.3 mm (h), screwback); Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class, Type 2 (in silver with red and white enamels, gold hammer and sickle insignia, Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "233250" on the reverse, measuring 45 mm (w) x 47.5 mm (h), screwback); Order of the Red Star, Type 2 (in silver with red enamels, Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "134264" on the reverse, measuring 48.5 mm (w) x 46.5 mm (h), screwback); Order of the Red Star, Type 2 (in silver with red enamels, Monetny Dvor mint marked and number engraved "3276300" on the reverse, measuring 47.7 mm (w) x 45.7 mm (h), screwback); Medal for Combat Service, Type 2 (in silver with red enamels, un-numbered, measuring 32.2 mm, original ribbon, mounted to a five-sided magnetic metal suspension with pinback, edge nicks); and Excellence in Artillery Shooting Badge (bronze gilt with red and white enamels, measuring 38.7 mm (w) x 38.7 mm (h), marked "З-Д Х-НОГО Ф-ДА" on the screwback). Intact enamels, near extremely fine. Accompanied by the Russian Artillery Officer's Award Booklet (black and white photo of the Artillery Officer in uniform on the inside front cover, wearing five awards, four of which are included with this group, numbered "No. 358332", dated December 11, 1945, listing his award of the Order of the Patriotic War, 1st Class (193590), Order of the Patriotic War, 2nd Class (233250) and the Order of the Red Star (134264), indicating the first award, the Order of the Red Star, was issued on May 1, 1943 and that the Medal for Combat Service was issued un-numbered, card cover with a red cloth-based exterior, containing eight pages with the text in black ink, measuring 72 mm (w) x 103 mm (h), exhibiting light soiling).

