Jubilee Medal "70 Years Of The Armed Forces Of The U.S.S.R.".

[Matapan]

hello,

i m a new member from Italy.
I collect from 15 years Italian medal from 1860 to 1945 and German medal from the WWII period.

I decide to start a new collection and I will decide to collect soviet medal from URSS and East Block.

So I bought this my first russian medal but I dont know what is.

thanks for yours help!

[medals73]

There are a number of good reference books out there or, failing that, try our own reference page: The Soviet Military Awards Page. Medals, History and Russia!

When starting a new field, begin with the books, and only then move on to the medals.

[Matapan]

thanks!

I know that the knoledge is important but I pay this medal 3 euro and so I tell me "Why not?"
So thanks for your link and now I go to see it!

[desantnik]

Knowledge IS important. A reasonable price for this medal is $3.

[medals73]

I know the feeling. That is how new love affairs start!

So che il sentimento. Che è come nuovo amore affari iniziare!

[marcotk]

Originally Posted by medals73

So che il sentimento. Che è come nuovo amore affari iniziare!

:laff :thumbsup

We, Italians, are sentimental people, come on! And with our current prices, 3 €, is the equivalent of "Cornetto e Cappuccino" (breakfast:))

Paul, is anyway right. Matapan: buy some books! Even because, I had the impression that in Italy some people think that there are no fakes for a portion of medals where instead, we have fakes! Moreover, I have seen sky-high prices for very common medals!

Saluti & Greetings

[Matapan]

hello Marco,

I think yours opinion is correct!
In Italy there are very little number of collector of soviet medal.
I dont know because of this but I think that all italian collector are interested only on Italian and german militaria.
there is feeling that soviet medal are all of hight number of coniage (million and million of number for each medal) and poor in iconografy (and this is incorrect!)!

unless yesterday night when I started to watch section abuot "Repro" I was personally of the idea that soviet medal were without reproduction but now I understand that this was not the correct idea..

My first step wil be buy a book about Soviet medal..then I can will start to buy!

[CtahhR]

Here is a 23rd February 1988 award to Petr Denisovich Chermenev (Петр Денисович Черменев). According to "the site" 1926 born in Gredjakino, Voronezh Oblast and being awarded an OPWII'85.

[CtahhR]

Here is a 20th February 1988 awarded example to Vardan Arutjunovich Vardanjan by the Military Commissar of Mjasnikjan Region.

[CtahhR]

Here is a 22nd February 1988 awarded example to Georgij Filippovich Kozhok by the Drochia Regional Military Commissar in the MSSR.