Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For Combat Service, Type I (Medal "For Battle Merit") Hold Carsten Baldes is a renowned

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a single shoulder board of interwoven bright silver/aluminum and green Russian braid mounted on a green fabric base

hand marked in black ink on the inside lid

with Chinese characters in seal script present in each corner translating to “Imperially Awarded Double Dragon Precious Star”

gilt loss evident on the insignia

Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal For Combat Service, Type I (Medal "For Battle Merit") Hold Carsten Baldes is a renowned( ). Instituted in 1938. In silver, number impressed "114674" on the reverse,measuring 32. 2 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), the red enamelling on "CCCP" having been lost to time, contact marks, suspended from a ribboned rectangular hanger with screwback, fine. Footnote: Medal for Combat Service was a Soviet military medal awarded for "combat action resulting in a military success", "courageous defense of the state borders", or "successful military and political