Goldberg Auctioneers / NY International Coin Auction (#102) - 10/01/2018 / Russia Awards and Decorations / Lot 3104

Full Cavalier of Order of Glory Arhipkin I.R. Full Cavalier of Order of Glory Arhipkin I.R. Complete researched group Group comes with:  Order of Glory 1st Class #2336. 23K GOLD.  Order of Glory 2nd Class #39727.  Order of Glory 3rd Class #128811.  Medal "For Victory over Germany".  Archival research, consisting of color scans of award cards and temporary award certificates. Guards Junior Sergeant Arhipkin Ivan Romanovich participated in WWII beginning in 1943, as a driver-mechanic on legendary T-34 Soviet medium tank, 59th Guards Tank Brigade. According to official archival research, due to some strange chain of errors, he somehow received 3 (!!!) Orders of Glory 3rd Class, numbered 128811, 313620 and 635625 respectively. Ten years after the end of WWII, in accordance with the Presidium of the Supreme Council of the USSR decree of August 19, 1955, he was able to exchange two of them for corresponding actual 2nd and 1st Class Orders, thus becoming a Full Cavalier of Order of Glory in 1955. Extremely rare case, highly desirable group. Excellent vintage condition on all 3 Glory's, red enamel is practically intact everywhere with only a few tiny signs of wear. Estimated Value $12,500