Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of Labour Glory, Iii Class, By The Soviet Mint Archive small enamel flaking on upper

small enamel flaking on upper arm on reverse

the pinback marked with code “4” for maker Steinhauer & Lück

as well as an illegible manufacturer’s code

as observed from the ground

itself constructed of dark green doeskin wool

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order Of Labour Glory, Iii Class, By The Soviet Mint Archive small enamel flaking on upper( 3 ). Instituted 18 January 1974. (1974 1991 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze with enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon with a pentagonal magnetic metal backplate and horizontal pinback, consisting of an eight pointed radiant star, bearing a raised depiction of a factory overlaid by a sickle and hammer, circumscribed by a Cyrillic inscription of (LABOUR GLORY) on a cogwheel, topped by a five pointed red enameled star,