Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Distinguished Military and Labour Service Republic of RAF records state Essen was

RAF records state Essen was second only to the capital city of Berlin in terms of total allied bomb tonage dropped during the war

reverse depicts a Templar Cross with central Saxe-Meiningen coat of arms

Prime Minister and Minister for the Navy

There is a drawstring and the underside of the liner is marked H Z

Russia, Soviet Union. A Mixed Lot of Awards for Distinguished Military and Labour Service Republic of RAF records state Essen wasA mixed lot of awards, including: 1. An Order of Glory, Type II, III Class, constructed of silver with enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate, the obverse bearing a central raised depiction of the Spasskaya Tower, situated within a wheat stalk wreath which is joined together at the bottom by a red enameled banner bearing a silvered inscription of (GLORY), the reverse bearing central raised