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			<title><![CDATA[Order "Defender Of The Homeland".]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here is the Order "Defender Of The Homeland" (Орден "Защитнику Отечества") of the Republic Union Of Defenders Of  Pridnestrovie (Республиканского Союза Защитников Приднестровья).<br />
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A large three piece award that seems to emulate the post 2010 Russian award designs. I believe a 2014 establishment although I can't pinpoint it. Certainly pre-August 2014.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the Order "Defender Of The Homeland" (Орден "Защитнику Отечества") of the Republic Union Of Defenders Of  Pridnestrovie (Республиканского Союза Защитников Приднестровья).<br />
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A large three piece award that seems to emulate the post 2010 Russian award designs. I believe a 2014 establishment although I can't pinpoint it. Certainly pre-August 2014.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Black Sea Cossacks Badge.]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here is the Black Sea Cossacks Badge awarded for distinction in the Cossack Army of the PMR. Thin, mirror back aluminium.<br />
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here is the Black Sea Cossacks Badge awarded for distinction in the Cossack Army of the PMR. Thin, mirror back aluminium.<br />
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			<title><![CDATA[Cossack Medal "For Faith And Fidelity".]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://soviet-awards.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=334">Greg Collins</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[The normal issue of this medal is silver-plated and does not have the Terek Army cross on the suspension. This is the version given to higher ranks. Prince Potiomkin Tavrichskii on the front and the imperial eagle with "for faith and fidelity 1787" on the back. Note the PMR (host) colours on the central stripe.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The normal issue of this medal is silver-plated and does not have the Terek Army cross on the suspension. This is the version given to higher ranks. Prince Potiomkin Tavrichskii on the front and the imperial eagle with "for faith and fidelity 1787" on the back. Note the PMR (host) colours on the central stripe.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<title><![CDATA[Cossack Badge "For The Defence Of Pridnestrovie".]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 16:10:44 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://soviet-awards.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=334">Greg Collins</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Here's an impressive badge or order that reads "In Defense Pridnestrovie". It bears Suvorov's image and is made of four pieces. Bronze/brass and white enamel which, despite being white (an thicker than other colours) is handled very nicely and precise. The gold plating is beautiful and the whole order is nice and heavy. A very nice piece BUT, what is it? Is it a new order, or perhaps a proposal of some sort? The "nut" on the back indicates the maker to be the Probeda factory in Moscow. Anyone who may know about this piece is certainly invited to chime in.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Here's an impressive badge or order that reads "In Defense Pridnestrovie". It bears Suvorov's image and is made of four pieces. Bronze/brass and white enamel which, despite being white (an thicker than other colours) is handled very nicely and precise. The gold plating is beautiful and the whole order is nice and heavy. A very nice piece BUT, what is it? Is it a new order, or perhaps a proposal of some sort? The "nut" on the back indicates the maker to be the Probeda factory in Moscow. Anyone who may know about this piece is certainly invited to chime in.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<title><![CDATA[Cossack Union Cross "For The Defence Of Pridnestrovie".]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 13:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://soviet-awards.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=177">desantnik</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[I first saw one of these in a journal in the mid- to late-90's and finally got a chance to examine one up close.    <br />
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Another such example visible on the web uses the "Victory over Germany Medal" ribbon (also known as "Georgian" ribbon and is the same one used on the Soviet "Order of Glory").  This particular one uses the ribbon for the Soviet 40th Anniversary of the Victory in the GPW Medal, which I think is most interesting since it incorporates the above-mentioned ribbon, but also coincidentally uses the red and green of the Moldovan Transnistrian Republic.    <br />
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An accompanying document is a letter-sized certificate bearing the Cossack Union (<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Soyuz Kazakov</span>) letterhead and is signed by a "Pokhodnii Ataman" Colonel V.V. Naumol and bears a facsimile stamp of the Cossack Union, as well as one of the Black Sea Cossack Troops Chapter in Tiraspol.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I first saw one of these in a journal in the mid- to late-90's and finally got a chance to examine one up close.    <br />
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Another such example visible on the web uses the "Victory over Germany Medal" ribbon (also known as "Georgian" ribbon and is the same one used on the Soviet "Order of Glory").  This particular one uses the ribbon for the Soviet 40th Anniversary of the Victory in the GPW Medal, which I think is most interesting since it incorporates the above-mentioned ribbon, but also coincidentally uses the red and green of the Moldovan Transnistrian Republic.    <br />
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An accompanying document is a letter-sized certificate bearing the Cossack Union (<span style="font-style: italic;" class="mycode_i">Soyuz Kazakov</span>) letterhead and is signed by a "Pokhodnii Ataman" Colonel V.V. Naumol and bears a facsimile stamp of the Cossack Union, as well as one of the Black Sea Cossack Troops Chapter in Tiraspol.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<title><![CDATA[Cross "For Loyalty Black Sea Cossacks".]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
			<dc:creator><![CDATA[<a href="https://soviet-awards.com/forum/member.php?action=profile&uid=334">Greg Collins</a>]]></dc:creator>
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			<description><![CDATA[Not a current medal of Pridnestrovie, this was given by President Igor Smirnov to the Black Sea Cossacks (Ukraine) who fought for Pridnestrovie's independence in 1991-1992. They were commanded by Colonel Kucher, who was killed in action in Bender in June, 1992.<br />
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Not the highest quality medal, it is of stamped brass (100% reverse) and the paint (possibly enamel) is certainly "outside the lines". A good addition to the collection, though.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Not a current medal of Pridnestrovie, this was given by President Igor Smirnov to the Black Sea Cossacks (Ukraine) who fought for Pridnestrovie's independence in 1991-1992. They were commanded by Colonel Kucher, who was killed in action in Bender in June, 1992.<br />
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Not the highest quality medal, it is of stamped brass (100% reverse) and the paint (possibly enamel) is certainly "outside the lines". A good addition to the collection, though.<br /><!-- start: postbit_attachments_attachment -->
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