Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of Friendship Of Peoples Auction Archive Valiantly fighting off two more

Valiantly fighting off two more enemy assaults

In fine zinc with red patination

at the end of each sleeve is a brown cuff measuring approximately 100 mm in depth

each topped by gilded brass rank pip in the form of a single oak leaf with two acorns and a German national eagle clutching a wreathed swastika

securing in place a chinstrap constructed of multiple rows of twisted and rolled silver aluminum wire and adjusted with dual sliding knots of identical construction

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of Friendship Of Peoples Auction Archive Valiantly fighting off two more(o ). Instituted in 1972. Four piece construction, in silver gilt with red, white, green and light blue enamels, maker marked " " (Monetny Dvor) and number engraved "12963" on the reverse, measuring 47 mm (w) x 51 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, intact enamels, light contact marks evident on the reverse, original ribbon, mounted to a five sided aluminum suspension with pinback, extremely fine. Footnote: The Order of Friendship of Peoples was an