Soviet Orders

Order of Honor
Established 28 December 1988. The Order of Honor replaced the Order of the Badge of Honor and differs only by the hammer and sickle on the lower part which replaced the lettering "Badge of Honor"
Type 1 R3
	No info available. full obverse pic detail pic

Order for Personal Courage
Established 28 December 1988. The order was awarded as a civilian order for personal bravery displayed in saving lives, for courageous work during natural disasters and for other outstanding deeds of personal courage. By the end of 1991, the end of the USSR, the order had been awarded only 529 times. Natalya Yefimova, a school teacher, was the first person awarded the order (on February 3, 1989) who stayed with her class during a hostage situation and saved the children.
Variation 1 R3
	Larger mint mark. Slightly concave. full obverse pic detail pic
Variation 2 R3
WANTED	Smaller mint mark. Deep oval. 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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