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Cyrillic on rear of Cross

HerrScheisse · 2012-03-04 19:35:18

Hi there, I am trying to identify this object and was wondering if somebody can translate the text on the rear? It might point me in the right direction :) May thanks for any help!

04-03-2012 7:35pm

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HerrScheisse

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Hi there,

I am trying to identify this object and was wondering if somebody can translate the text on the rear? It might point me in the right direction

May thanks for any help!

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#2 04-03-2012 9:48pm

robindch

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"за любовь и верность отечеству" = "For love and loyalty to the fatherland"

A minute with google suggests the medal is a recent award specifically for the Cossacks. There's a Russian page on the award here, and your medal is just past half way down:

http://cossac-awards.narod.ru/OKMNP_1.html

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#3 04-03-2012 10:41pm

HerrScheisse

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Thanks for that!

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