Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, II Class, by the State Mint visually-hidden in silver with diamond medallion

in silver with diamond medallion surrounded by laurels

and Henry Knoz as Secretary

Likely made in 1941 as one of the trial pieces for the newly established Order of King Zvonimir by Zagreb's maker 'Braca Knaus'

maker marked “COBEDA K

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Order for Service to the Motherland in the Armed Forces of the USSR, II Class, by the State Mint visually-hidden in silver with diamond medallion( II ). Instituted 28 October 1974. (1974 1991 issue). Constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a double layered eight pointed starburst, with the lower layer executed in light blue enamels and the upper layer with rays, with gilded crossed rockets piercing the centrepiece, bearing a central toned anchor and wings defaced by a five pointed star, in turn situated within a circular oak leaf wreath and white enameled