Description
Partisan Medal 1st class
Variation 2 with a raised rim on its obverse
Sub-variation without a knob on the handle of the sickle at its reverse
Made of solid silver. It measures 32.29 mm in diameter and 2.99 mm in thickness. The height of the medal is 37.00 mm including its eyelet and it weighs 22.0 grams without its suspension.
In excellent condition with a light patina to the silver on both sides. The usually worn down hammer and sickle on the lower obverse is still clearly visible, and the lettering on the reverse remains sharp. Both sides have small dings and scratches not none distracting from the overall appeal of the medal. The silver suspension ring is intact, and the double-layer steel suspension is period-correct.
The Medal “To a Partisan of the Patriotic War” (Russian: Медаль Партизану Отечественной войны) was a World War II Soviet award established in two classes. This was done on February 2, 1943, by decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR. It recognised the courage of the partisans in their struggle to free the Soviet Motherland behind enemy lines. Its statute was amended by a further decree of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR in 1947.
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