Hero of the Soviet Union Medal

The Hero of the USSR is an honorary title instituted on 1 August 1939 awarded to military and civilian personnel or for collective deeds of heroism to the USSR or the socialist society. This one is numbered 7275 and weighs 21.1 g without the hanger (34,264± 1,5 g total). The 950/1000 gold content is 20,521±0,903 g (and silver 12,186± 0,927 g in hanger).

This is the second type and was awarded from 19 June 1943 until the breakup of the USSR in 1991 (type 1 was from 1 August 1939 with only some 1.000 issued). The hanger is made of silver with gold plating and is nearly square shaped (26x21,5mm) and differs from type 1 which was smaller and more rectangular (25x15mm). It also has a connecting ring bewteen the medal and hanger which type 1 did not. The fastening plate has the words Monetnij Dvor protruding with a diameter of 18,5 mm (type 1 had the word Mondvor and a diameter of 17,75mm; silver 3.4 g.). The lowest known number is 1355, the highest 11660 stamped in the bottom part of the medal on the reverse. The known range of type 1 was 133 – 717 and the numbers were stamped on the top of the medal.

My research shows that it was issued on 19.4.1945 to a Russian Ivan Nikitovich Fedosov born on 20 January 1921 in Celnovaja, raion Sosnovski, kolkhoznik, party member from 1944, 6 classes of education. Joined the Soviet Army in 1940 and in combat from 1941 as army engineer with the 43rd army of the 3rd Belarus front. He distinguished himself during the battele for Koningsberg (Kaliningrad) when with 3 soldiers passed through minefields and and contributed to the taking of the port. After the war demobilized and lived and worked in Dubossary (Moldovan SSR). He was also awarded the Order of Lenin, Orders of the Red Banner, the Great Patriotic War 1st and 2nd degrees, the Red Star and a number of medals. Deceased on 27 March 1985.

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I also have a large diploma of the Supreme Soviet (the first WWII issue) but no coresponding award to it.