The Orders of Patriotic War 2nd Class -
standard issues.

    This is the most complete and up to day system of ALL Orders of Patriotic War 2nd Class of screwback type, based on mint runs, dates of production, physical differences, etc.
    In most cases, S/N range is listed, using orders from author's personal collection, collections of colleagues, or data obtained form public domain sources, such as internet. Otherwise, the run's range is used, based on V.A. Durov's publication. Such cases are denoted with red asterisk.
    There are always physical differences between runs, even of the same variation, however, in order to preserve the compactness of the system, only the most obvious ones are mentioned.

Fundamental types of the orders of Patriotic War 2nd class are:
     - type 1 – orders on suspension.
     - type 2 – screwback type orders.
     - type 3 – 1985 «jubilee issue» orders.
    There are some brand new classifications established for the first time for some variations of Orders of Patriotic War 2nd Class (Type 2): R - for "reissues", D - for duplicates, S - for "spare" © reused earlier manufactured unnumbered Orders, and M - for Orders with technological defects, such as the ones with missing mintmark, or hand-engraved mintmark.
    In the reference table below only type 2 orders of the Patriotic War 2nd class are systemized, since type 1 orders are out of scope of this site, and type 3 orders are listed on a separate page (see "Orders of Patriotic War" page).

Fundamental variation's names:		Mints abbreviations:
Variation	Main difference (reverse type)	Abbreviation	Full Mint Name
V1	'Starback'	MMD	Moskow Mint
V2	'Trench'	LMD	Leningrad Mint
V3	'Displaced Ring'	KMD	Krasnokamsk Mint
V4	'Concave'	MZPP	Moskow "Platinapribor" Factory
V5	'MZPP'
V6	'Flatback'	Mintmark shapes:
V7	'Concave-Ring'	curved up	curved down
V8	'Small'
V9	'Ring'

ORDER DESCRIPTION	Type	Variation	Example		Known serial number range
ORDER DESCRIPTION	Type	Variation	Serial Number	Pics	Known serial number range
KMD, ##32000-35000 [total issued: 3000]
'Starback', mintmark on top, S/N at 7 o'clock.	T2	V1.1.1	34,132 ©ET		32087-34132
'Starback', mintmark on top, S/N at 6 o'clock.		V1.1.2	32,998		32730-34852
'Starback', mintmark on a bottom.		V1.2	34,984 ©VI		34731-34984
KMD, ##35713-72000 [total issued: 34655]
'Starback', mintmark on top, S/N at 6 o'clock.	T2	V1.3.0	36,612 ©SP		36025-36612
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock, no ray under sword's handle.		V1.3.1	56,323 ©AT		44808-71741
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock, with ray under sword's handle.		V1.3.2	38,840		35731-71597
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock, with two rays under sword's handle.		V1.3.3	48,033		38782-56856
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock, no ray under sword's handle.		V1.3.4	50,364 ©RP		43655-62827
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock, with ray under sword's handle.		V1.3.5	41,103 ©XX		40695-47667
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock, with two rays under sword's handle.		V1.3.6	52,302 ©IK		40193-52302
MMD, ##72001-74000 [total issued: 2000], 01/12/1943
'Starback', without mintmark, no ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.4.1	72,275		72275-73126
'Starback', without mintmark, with ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.4.2	73,903 ©TR		72013-73903
MMD, ##74001-76550 [total issued: 2550], 01-03/1944
'Starback', without mintmark, no ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.4.3.1	74,425 ©GL		74425-74459
'Starback', without mintmark, with ray under sword's handle		V1.4.3.2	74,146 ©TR		74013-75021
'Trench', 1st run, without mintmark		V2.1	75,887		74391-76500
MMD, ##76551-82000 [total issued: 5450]
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock no ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.5.1	-	-	-
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock one ray under sword's handle		V1.5.2	76,677 ©SA		76677
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock two rays under sword's handle		V1.5.3	77,107 ©GL		76560-77200
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock no ray under sword's handle		V1.5.4	77,925 ©GL		77327-77925
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock one ray under sword's handle		V1.5.5	77,302 ©GL		77252-77302
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock two rays under sword's handle		V1.5.6	77,025 ©SS		77025-78475
KMD, ##82001-100000 [total issued: 18000]
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock, no ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.6.1	91,302		85275-99759
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock, with ray under sword's handle		V1.6.2	90,026		89118-99944
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock, no ray under sword's handle		V1.6.3	83,538 ©VP		83538-99382
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock, with ray under sword's handle		V1.6.4	86,191 ©GL		82252-95660
LMD, ##100001-135000 [total issued: 35000]
'Trench', 2nd run, without mintmark	T2	V2.2	120,001		110071-130324
'Displaced Ring', straight mintmark		V3.1	122,353		118019-133604
'Displaced Ring', angled mintmark		V3.2	123,574		118466-126906
'Concave'		V4.1	125,461		100001-133548
KMD, ##135001-170000 [total issued: 35000]
'Starback', curved up mintmark at 6 o'clock	T2	V1.7.1	140,724 ©DG		140724-167718
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock	T2	V1.7.2	164,762 ©TR		136379-169988
MMD, ##170001-180529 [total issued: 10529], 04-06/1944
'Trench', 3rd run, without mintmark	T2	V2.3	178,633		170055-180451
MZPP, ##180530-200000 [total issued: 19470]
"MZPP", without mintmark	T2	V5.1	182,815		180712-182815
"MZPP", distinctive mintmark at 6 o'clock		V5.2	190,378		190378-194900
"MZPP", mintmark at 6 o'clock		V5.3	198,366 ©DG		190302-199089
KMD, ##200001-250500 [total issued: 50500]
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock no ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.8.1	204,992 ©PF		204992
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock with one ray under sword's handle		V1.8.2	203,443 ©TR		200458-240674
'Starback', curved down mintmark at 6 o'clock with two rays under sword's handle		V1.8.3	216,346		207809-240994
'Starback', straight mintmark at 6 o'clock		V1.8.4	236,307 ©AT		236058-250242
LMD, ##250501-340500 [total issued: 90000]
'Concave' no ray under sword's handle	T2	V4.2.1.1	255,869 ©BV		255869-306983
'Concave' with ray under sword's handle		V4.2.1.2	322,455		255738-339759
'Concave' (reverse with slight "trench" contour) no ray under sword's handle		V4.2.2.1	252,921		252791-300160
'Concave' (reverse with slight "trench" contour) with ray under sword's handle		V4.2.2.2	293,327 ©PF		253572-293327
KMD, ##340501-347500 [total issued: 7000]
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.1	346,820 ©PT		340719-346902
KMD, ##347501-402500 [total issued: 55000], 01/01/1945
'Starback', mintmark at 6 o'clock no ray under sword's handle	T2	V1.9.1	380,003		360377-394605
'Starback', mintmark at 6 o'clock with ray under sword's handle		V1.9.2	356,370		348429-400375
'Flatback', large mintmark with ray under sword's handle		V6.1.2.1	365,614 ©TR		347915-401566
'Flatback', large mintmark no ray under sword's handle		V6.1.2.2	-	-	-
LMD, ##402501-482500 [total issued: 80000], 02/02/1945
'Concave' with ray under sword's handle	T2	V4.3.1	407,001		407001-480590
'Concave' no ray under sword's handle		V4.3.2	423,679 ©PT		417107-423679
'Small', 1st run		V8.1	481,107 ©GL		479981-482172
KMD, ##482501-500000 [total issued: 17500], 03/03/1945
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.3	482,839 ©PT		482705-496733
'Concave-Ring', D=24mm	T2	V7.1	493,622 ©AM		488506-499781
KMD, ##500001-580000 [total issued: 80000], 03/24/1945
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.4	500,065 ©AT		500065-578646
'Concave-Ring', D=24mm	T2	V7.2	571,927		500554-579980
LMD, ##580001-660000 [total issued: 80000], 03/24/1945
'Small', 2nd run	T2	V8.2	617,093		580008-617896
'Concave'	T2	V4.4	584,285 ©AT		580085-595472
MZPP, ##660001-680000 [total issued: 20000]
"MZPP"	T2	V5.4	661,060		660243-667282
KMD, ##680001-765000 [total issued: 85000], 06/19/1945
'Concave-Ring', D=22mm	T2	V7.3	680,669		680669-764761
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.5	710,356 ©PT		680360-714116
KMD, ##765001-877500 [total issued: 112500], 08/17/1945
'Concave-Ring', D=22mm	T2	V7.4	784,032		776289-875037
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.6	821,312		766732-877412
KMD, ##877501-892500 [total issued: 15000], 01/21/1950
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.7	883,921 ©TR		877547-892360
KMD, ##892501-895000 [total issued: 2500], 12/20/1950
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.8	892,744 ©GL		892706-894640
KMD, ##895001-900000 [total issued: 5000], 04/19/195?
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.9	895,129		895129-899869
MMD, ##900001-906500 [total issued: 6500]
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.10	902,236		900187-906240
LMD, ##906501-916500 [total issued: 10000], 01,03-06/1955
'Flatback', large mintmark	T2	V6.1.11	909,845		907580-916498
LMD, ##916501-925500 [total issued: 9000], 1958
'Flatback', small mintmark thin line under serial number	T2	V6.2.1.1	923,891		917212-925318
'Flatback', small mintmark without thin line under serial number	T2	V6.2.1.2	918,432		916521-921280
LMD, ##925501-927500 [total issued: 2000], 1959
'Flatback', small mintmark thin line under serial number	T2	V6.2.2	926,214 ©VP		926214-927442
MMD, ##927501-929500 [total issued: 2000], 1959
'Ring', reverse ring D=24mm, mintmark at top	T2	V9.1	928,207 ©GL		927525-928654
'Ring', reverse ring D=22mm, mintmark at top	T2	V9.2	928,804		928657-929391
MMD, ##929501-934500 [total issued: 5000], 1965
'Ring', reverse ring D=22mm, mintmark at 6 o'clock	T2	V9.3	930,013		929503-933831
MMD, ##934501-939500 [total issued: 5000], 1966
'Ring', reverse ring D=20mm, mintmark at 6 o'clock rotating-tool S/N	T2	V9.4.1	938,600 ©TR		934542-939312
MMD, ##939501-966200 [total issued: 26700], + 300 without S/N, 1967
'Ring', reverse ring D=20mm, mintmark at 6 o'clock rotating-tool S/N	T2	V9.4.2	947,232		941313-965964
MMD, ##966201-971200 [total issued: 5000], 1968
'Ring', reverse ring D=20mm, mintmark at 6 o'clock rotating-tool S/N	T2	V9.4.3	967,188 ©ET		967061-970943
MMD, ##971201-985700 [total issued: 14500], + 500 without S/N, 1969
'Ring', reverse ring D=20mm, mintmark at 6 o'clock rotating-tool S/N	T2	V9.4.4	971,309		971309-985544