Suspensions, Ribbons, Ribbon Bars And Order Of Precedence.

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I have seen both, the example images in the 1988 regulations book shows that only the most recent medals should be worn.

I think that's somewhat of an assumptive leap. Without reading the actual text of the regulations, we can only assume that the images show the proper arrangement of decorations worn, and not any inference of what is and isn't worn.

It's also worth keeping in mind that this document was released during perestroika, when the government was weaning itself of the habitual practice of awarding medals, particularly from the Brezhnev period, e.g. they stopped the practice of multiple Hero awards and medals, jubilee medals for cities, etc. Also, the WW2 generation, upon whom practically the State Mint's inventory fell upon, were already gone from the active ranks -- no more chests of medals to compare with the likes of Zhukov, Rokossovsky ...