MEDALS
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Victory over Japan |
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 Awarded
as of 30 September 1945 with 1.8 million issued. Made of brass
with Marshal Stalin looking East (on the Victory over Germany
he looked West) issued in three variations distinguished by
their ring.
Variation 1 had a soldered
ring, two sub-variations distinguished by the size of the
leters on the avers and hanger from a heavy metal with two
layers (awarded between 1945-46).
This is a documented variation 2, with heavy metal suspension
but made of one layer and the ring is "p" shaped
(1946-48). Some awards have been seen to have a serial number
stamped in the bottom part of the reverse. The document is
type 1 awarded for military activities "against Japanese
imperialists" (while type 2 read "against Japan")
Variation 3 had a round
ring with an alluminium suspension (1945-1948).
| A | Abundant,
readily available, often in wholesale quantities. | | C | Common,
always available. Occasionally in quantity. | | R1 | Usually
available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity. |
| R2 | Scarce
to rare, less seldom available. | | R3 | Rare.
Difficult to find. | | R4 | Very
rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available are often eagerly
sought. | | R5 | Extremely
rare and seldom available. Collector may have to search for a few years to locate
one. | | R6 | Of
the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain. | | R7 | Almost
never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces. |
| R8 | Never
been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain. |
| R* | Not
available for collections. | |
