Red Star.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #1657973, Moscow Mint, awarded late 1944, early 1945.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #2191366, an MZPP variation, awarded June, 1945 by my calculations.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #2513721, manufactured Moscow Mint, awarded spring, 1945.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #2854377, awarded late 1940's, over polished and an attempt to remove the serial number. . .

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #2761468, missing enamel on top arm of star, significant wear to center medallion, and another example of high engraving.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #692220; missing enamel, right arm, lends a distinct character to this example awarded mid to late 1944.

[Bill Garvy]

Temporary Certificate (#3) for an Order of the Red Star issued to Junior Lieutenant Nikolai Yakimovich Satchikin dated April 5th, 1945 and signed by the Commander of Military Unit #14958, Major and Hero of the Soviet Union (#1828), Ivan Fedorovich Asessorov.

[desantnik]

Temporary Certificate (#3) for an Order of the Red Star issued to Junior Lieutenant Nikolai Yakimovich Satchikin dated April 5th, 1945 and signed by the Commander of Military Unit #14958, Major and Hero of the Soviet Union (#1828), Ivan Fedorovich Asessorov.

More accurately, it is a congratulatory note to the recipient's parent(s) and not a temporary certificate.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Star #1794057, is an early MZPP variant with unusual engraving of the serial number.

[warsaw45]

Is it unusual for the issue number to be marked this way ? Does it look genuine ?