Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal for Transforming the Non-Black Earth of the RSFSR & Award Booklet, c.1980 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Anneliese Hauck

Anneliese Hauck

'A Chinese and a Russian'

the points finished with ball finials

1936 - Die-stamped metal with a bronze-coloured gilt

the largest one is a post war reprint of an original pre war press photo

Russia, Soviet Union. A Medal for Transforming the Non-Black Earth of the RSFSR & Award Booklet, c.1980 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac Anneliese Hauck( ). Instituted September 30th, 1977. A circular gilded tombac medal, the obverse depicting a tractor pulling a plough through a field, circumscribed For Transforming the Non Black Earth of the RSFSR in Russian script, the reverse bearing a Hammer and Sickle behind dual wheat stalks and topped by a radiant five pointed star, suspended from a pentagonal mounted ribbon with an aluminum core and horizontal pinback, measuring 32. 1 mm in diameter.