Russia - Paratroops - Military medal - Order of the Patriot War, First Class

The appearance of the order is related to the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, according to which, in honor of the 40th anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism, all war veterans alive at that time were distinguished with the Order of the Patriotic War. The order was made entirely of 8.329±0.379 grams of gold and 16.754±0.977 grams of 925 silver, in the form of a solid structure, without upper parts, with a gilded inner star, hammer, and sickle. Unlike the second type, one of the gilded rays of the inner star is located under the mount of the disc. The reverse side of the decoration was flat, with roughness, a threaded screw, and a nut with a diameter of 33 mm. The stamp 'MONETNY YARD' is located on the upper part of the order and is made in raised letters. The order number is engraved with a typewriter or engraver, is underlined, and is located below the threaded screw.
The manufacture of orders of the patriotic war of the first grade of the third type was carried out by the mints of Moscow and Leningrad, the Russian gemstones, Moscow, Bronnitsky, and Tallinn.
8,329±0,379 g Gold and 16,754±0,977 g Silver,
Order weight - 32.34±1.65 g

Weight - 27.0 ± 1.5 g Width - 43.5-45.0 mm Height - 45.0-46.9 mm.