Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Medals Auction Archive The Order of Merit to

The Order of Merit to the Nation (Orden Zasluge za Narod) was instituted on June 12

yet she is acknowledged as "Hortensia" on her grave marker

each side overlaid in the centre by a separate white cotton disc measuring 72 cm in diameter

5s conducted bombing and strafing attacks against German aerodromes

following the proposals made by the National Bureau of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP)

Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Medals Auction Archive The Order of Merit toA mixed lot of medals, including: 1. A Medal for Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War, constructed of brass, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon on a pentagonal backer with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 31 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition. 2. A Medal for the Defence of Moscow, constructed of brass, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon on a pentagonal backer with a horizontal pinback,