Russian Soviet Order Of The Red Star 3453629

Please check out my other auctions if you are interested ni other soviet orders and medals. About the orderestablished on 6 april 1930, the order of the red star was an order of the soviet union, given to red army and soviet navy personnel for exceptional service in the cause of the defense of the soviet union in both war and peace. The first recipient was vasily blyukher in september 1930, who was laetr executed in stalin's purges on november 9, 1938.

The order consisted of an enamelled red pentagonal star, with a white metal image of a soldier bearing a rifle in the center. Below the soldier are the letters cccp (ussr), and surrounding him is the communist motto, workers of the world, unite! At the bottom of the star is the hammer and sickle. The order was worn on the right chset without ribbon on less formal occasions a ribbon bar, dark red with a silver central stripe, may be worn instead.