Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Order of the Red Banner, Type III, Wartime-Issued Third Award consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac woven in threads

woven in threads

with the maker’s stamped removed on the reverse

Japan and Spain among others visible

Canada General Service Collar Tab (in pickled copper

Smaller card

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Order of the Red Banner, Type III, Wartime-Issued Third Award consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac woven in threads( ). Constructed of a silver with gilt and enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal aluminum backplate with horizontal pinback, the obverse consisting of gilded circular wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red enameled banner bearing silvered Russian Cyrcillic letters , situated above a white enameled plaque bearing a numeral 3, surrounding a central white enameled medallion overlaid by a bayonet,