Victory,18,Marshal Of The Soviet Union Meretskov

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All signs points to #18 belonging to Marshal Meretskov.

Decree
Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet Of The USSR.
On awarding Marshal Of The Soviet Union Meretskov, K. A. the Order "Victory".

For his skilful performance of tasks as supreme commander in guiding the operations of the 1st Far-Eastern Front against the Japanese Imperialists and for the achieved results of these operational successes awards the Order "Victory".

Marshal Of The Soviet Union Meretskov, Kirill Afanas'ovich

President Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet Of The USSR M. Kalinin
Secretary Of The Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet Of The USSR A. Gorkin

Moscow, Kremlin
8th September 1945.

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Wat does the "18" refer to? The Order of Victory wasn't numbered on the reverse.