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Dist. Test Pilot USSR
Dist. Test Navigator USSR
Distinguished Pilot USSR
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Orders

Order of Victory
Order of Lenin
Order of October Revolution
Order of the Red Banner
Order of Suvorov
Order of Ushakov
Order of Kutuzov
Order of Nakhimov
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky
Order of Alexander Nevsky
Order of the Patriotic War
Order of Red Banner of Labor
Order of Friendship
Order of the Red Star
Order Service to Motherland
Order of the Badge of Honor
Order of Honor
Order of Personal Courage
Order of Glory
Order of Labor Glory
Order of Mother Heroine
Order of Maternal Glory

Medals

Medal of Ushakov
Medal of Nakhimov
20th Anniversary Red Army
Partisan of Patriotic War
Rescuing a Drowning Person
Maintaining Public Order
Military Cooperation
Safeguarding Frontiers
Bravery in Fire Fighting
For Bravery
Combat Service
Valiant Labor
Distinguished Labor
Restoration Donbass Mines
Res. Black Metal Enterprises
Development Virgin Lands
Dev. Non-Black Earth Region
Dev. Petro. of W. Siberia
Constr. Baikul-Amur Railroad
50 Years Soviet Militia
Defense of Odessa
Defense of Sevastopol
Defense of Soviet Arctic
Defense of Caucasus
Defense of Kiev
Defense of Leningrad
Defense of Moscow
Defense of Stalingrad
Capture of Vienna
Capture of Budapest
Capture of Koenigsberg
Capture of Berlin
Liberation of Belgrade
Liberation of Prague
Liberation of Warsaw
Victory over Germany
Victory over Japan
Valiant Labor Patriotic War
Distinguished Mil. Service
Armed Forces Veteran USSR
100th Ann. Lenin's Birth
Veteran of Labor
Victory Commem. Medals
Armed Forces Ann. Medals
City Jubilee Medals
Motherhood Medals
Irreproachable Svc. Medals

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Order of the Badge of Honor

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Order of the Badge of Honor
Established 25 November 1935. Awarded on an individual or collective basis for contributions in all spheres of national life, including national defense. The early 1935 version is smaller than the later 1936 version. The 1935 order measures 39mm high and 28mm wide. The 1936 version measures 46mm high and 33mm wide. The serial numbers of the Type 1 Variation 1 appear to be stamped. They are not. They are hand engraved and this variation has been observed only twice according to McDaniel. Only numbers observed are 20 and 48.
Type 1 Variation 1 R5
	1935 version. Small size. Screwback. Stamped appearing number. detail pic
Type 1 Variation 2 R4
	1935 version. Small size. Screwback. Hand engraved number. detail pic
Type 2 Variation 1 R4
	1936 version. Large size. Screwback. Without mint mark. detail pic
Type 2 Variation 2 R3
	1936 version. Large size. Screwback. Mint mark . Slightly curved. detail pic
Type 2 Variation 3 R4
	1936 version. Large size. Screwback. Mint mark has curved and spread out letters detail pic
Type 2 Variation 4 R3
	1936 version. Large size. Screwback. Mint mark . Engraved number on the right. detail pic
Type 2 Variation 5 R3
	1936 version. Large size. Screwback. Mint mark. detail pic
Type 3 Variation 1 R2
	"5-sided suspension". Flat back. Medium size mint mark. full obverse pic detail pic
Type 3 Variation 2 R2
	"5-sided suspension". Flat back. Smaller size mint mark. full obverse pic detail pic
Type 3 Variation 3 R2
	"5-sided suspension". Flat back. Very large size mint mark . full obverse pic detail pic
Type 4 Variation 1 R1
	"Concave reverse". Letters "CCCP" are separate. full obverse pic detail pic
Type 4 Variation 2 R1
	"Concave reverse". Letters "CCCP" are part of the order. full obverse pic detail pic

RARITY KEY:

A-Abundant, readily available, often in wholesale quantities.
C-Common, always available. Occasionally in quantity.
R1-Usually available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity.
R2-Scarce to rare, less seldom available.
R3-Rare. Difficult to find.
R4-Very rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when
available are often eagerly sought.
R5-Extremely rare and seldom available. Collector may have to
search for a few years to locate one.
R6-Of the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain.
R7-Almost never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces.
R8-Never been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain.
R*-Not available for collections.

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