Watch List notes:

RUSSIAN MEDALS. ORDERS OF THE USSR. Researched Order of Patriotic War 1st Class. Type 1. Award # 2700. First type, variation with stick-pin. Awarded to Colonel Tereschenko, divisional engineer of the 294th Rifle Division, 52nd Army, 2nd Ukrainian Front, in Feb.1943. Comes with copies of biography of comrade Tereschenko (with photo). According to the research, comrade Tereschenko was a career officer, who joined The Red Army in 1931, and faithfully served the country for 29 years, retiring as Colonel in 1960. During his long career, he received a Total of 7 orders, including Lenin, 3
Red Banners and B. Khmelnitsky 2nd class. Condition: Enamel missing on top arm, suspension may not be original, stick-pin is broken off, still nice example of early type award with great eye appeal

Estimate: US$ 2,000