The Orders of Alexander Nevsky.

Fundamental types of the Orders of Alexander Nevsky are:      - type 1 [T1] – orders on suspension (this type is out of scope of this table)      - type 2 [T2] – 3-rivet construction, screwback.      - type 3 [T3] – solid construction, screwback. Mintmark shapes: slightly curved up mintmark curved down mintmark straight mintmark

STANDARD ISSUES:
ORDER DESCRIPTION		Type	Var.	Example		Known serial number range	Comments
Main characteristics	Differences			Serial Number	Pics
Riveted	- two line mintmark	T2	V1	7829		4152-13355	Possibly all of these awards are actually suspension type orders, converted at the mint.
Solid	- concave reverse, - small slightly curved up mintmark	T3	V1	10856		10707-18038	On Order of variations V1,V2 and V3, inner edges of the bottom arms of the star don't usually reach the center medallion, and lines on axe's handles are thick. On Order of variation V4, the lines on axe's handles are thin, and inner edges of the bottom arms of the star usually reach the center medallion Some Orders have been observed with serial numbers engraved at 5 o'clock (#'s 11370, 12231, 12302, etc.)
	- concave reverse, - small curved down mintmark		V2	12417		11501-17098
	- concave reverse, - small straight mintmark		V3	20759		19720-30324
	- flatback reverse, - large straight mintmark		V4	39596		25345-50595

REISSUED ORDERS: Orders with serial numbers that belong to type 1 (on suspension) serial number range.
ORDER DESCRIPTION		Type	Var.	Example		Known serial numbers	Comments
Main characteristics	Differences			Serial Number	Pics
Solid	- concave reverse, - small curved down mintmark	T3	V2-R	112 ©GL		72,112,4234,5189,etc.	"Reissue" Orders - officially exchanged orders of suspension type (type 1) for orders of the screwback type, after the new regulations for wearing Soviet awards went into affect on July 19, 1943. Such exchanges took place at different times, hence, the orders issued in replacement could be of any variation of Type 3. Hence, we view reissued orders as a single separate variation "R" ("Reissue"), but with sub-variation, reflecting orders' base variation.

DUPLICATE ORDERS: Orders of later type/variation with serial numbers of earlier type/variation.
ORDER DESCRIPTION			Type	Var.	Example		Comments
Main characteristics	Duplicate sign - 'Д'	Method of writing 'Д' and serial number			Serial Number	Pics
Solid	With "Дубликат"	- engraved word "Дубликат" - engraved serial number	T3	V3-HD	11641		"Duplicate" Orders - orders, issued in exchange for lost or stolen awards. Such exchanges took place at different times, hence, the order issues in replacement, could be of any variation. Considering the sporadic nature of their emergence, we view duplicate orders as a single separate variation "D" ("Duplicate"), but with sub-variation, reflecting differences, specific to duplicate orders (like style of writing serial number, duplicate sign 'Д' and so on). In other words, order, described as "MHD" would be a duplicate, which is missing a 'Д' ("M"=MISSING), and serial number is hand-engraved ("H"=HAND_ENGRAVED).
	With "Д"	- stamped «Д» - stamped serial number - serial number's height 1.5mm		V3-D	22307
	Without "Д"	- stamped serial number - serial number's height 1.5mm		V3-MD	23709
		- stamped serial number - serial number's height 2.8mm		V3-MD	18933
		- rotating-tool serial number		V3-MD	20698 ©GL

ORDERS WITH MISSING MINTMARK: Orders with either hand-engraved mintmark, or missing altogether.
ORDER DESCRIPTION		Type	Var.	Example		Known serial numbers	Comments
Main characteristics	Mintmark			Serial Number	Pics
Riveted	no mintmark	T2	V1-M	-	-	9442,10421,10422,13355,etc.	Possibly all of these awards are actually suspension type orders, converted at the mint. Since mintmark was added at the time of conversion, these Orders are, in reality, mint oversights.