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RUSSIA GOLD STAR - HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION - REPLICA
RUSSIA GOLD STAR - HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION - REPLICA
RUSSIA GOLD STAR - HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION - REPLICA
RUSSIA GOLD STAR - HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION - REPLICA

RUSSIA GOLD STAR - HERO OF THE SOVIET UNION - REPLICA

$ 13.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: China
  • Original/Reproduction: Reproduction
  • Theme: Militaria
  • Conflict: WW II (1939-45)
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Condition: New
  • Item must be returned within: 60 Days

    Description

    The Gold Star was the highest decoration awarded by the Soviet Union. With the decoration came the title "Hero of the Soviet Union" (Russian: Герой Советского Союза). It was awarded for heroic feats in service to the Soviet state. The award was established in 1934 and awarded until 1991.
    This gold-tone brass replica medal carries the issue number 7.
    The original # 7 medal was awarded in 1934 to Mikhail Vasilyevich Vodopyanov a Soviet aircraft pilot and a Major General of the Soviet Air Force.
    This reproduction measures 62 mm from top to bottom.
    The star is 30 mm wide. The threaded post is 15 mm long.
    The medal without the screw-on back plate weighs 17 grams.
    The back plate carries the the Monetny Dvor mint mark.
    The back of the star has the word “hero” in Russian and the letters CCCP (USSR).