Russia, Soviet Union. Two Awards And Three Booklets Newly Listed the hanger bearing a shield

the hanger bearing a shield and inscribed "E-PLURIBUS UNUM" (the "IBU" obscured by the shield)

Constrcted of gilded bronze

both measuring 36 mm (w) x 87 mm (h)

obverse illustration a right arm reaching inward from the left side

I Class Badge

Russia, Soviet Union. Two Awards And Three Booklets Newly Listed the hanger bearing a shieldIncludes: 1. Gold Star Medal of Hero of the Soviet Union ( ). Instituted in 1939. In bronze gilt, measuring 28. 5 mm (w) x 30. 2 mm (h) inclusive of its integral ring, exhibiting contact marks on the reverse, along with scattered gilt wear overall, suspended from a ribboned rectangular hanger with screwback. 2. Medal for the Defence of the Soviet Polar Regions (Arctic) ( ()). Instituted in 1944. In brass, measuring 28. 5 mm (w) x 30. 2 mm (h)