The Order for Personal Courage was established by Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR on December 28, 1988.
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Order for Personal Courage, USSR type, Variation 1, #007714, circa 1991. Silver gilt, enamels. Excellent, near mint condition. $3700.00 ...
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Your comment has no relevance to the prices of Soviet Orders and Medals. QUOTE=andrew6767;73005]Fakers would certainly have an impact as well wouldnt you ...
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I'd like to purchase an original Order of Personal Courage. ... Price for this order varies greatly depending on whether or not it was ...
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"personal valour" or "personal bravery"

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-01-29 13:24:26 GMT)
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i.e. the decoration (medal + ribbon) awarded for valour.

I assume this concerns the average value of such a decoration on the market.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_S...

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In my above link, the order is called "Order for Personal Courage". Note that the word "decoration" is used in the accompanying information:
"This decoration could be awarded to any USSR citizen showing outstanding courage and bravery during life-saving, keeping of public order ..."

The year of origin of this particular order is 1988, according to Smith's dictionary. The order itself cannot be bought or sold, but the corresponding decoration can.

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For precision, the word "order" could be retained, because of the distinction made in Soviet terminology between орден and медаль, but the word "decoration" is still necessary:

the decoration "Order of ...."

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The more I look, the more it seems that "personal courage" is the official term used here ("Order of/for Personal Courage").

You can find many collocations of this kind:
"the Order of * decoration".



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All I'm saying, really, is that the word "decoration" refers more clearly to the thing, the object. For instance, I would say "(wearing his) decorations on his lapel" rather than "orders on his lapel".