Orders & Decorations Germany - Erich Honecker... Lot 8

Orders & Decorations Germany - Erich Honecker Estate : USSR: Order of Lenin, awarded to Erich Honecker. The decoration gold and enamel, on pentagonal ribbon clasp. The head portrait of Lenin platinum. On the reverse maker's mark of the Moscow Mint and wearer's number "399936". In the original dark red leather case for foreign officials. The lid with embossed national emblem of the Soviet Union. The velvet inlay is missing. Together with the award book for the Order of Lenin No. 459753 from 1987, also awarded to Erich Honecker. In dark red leather cover, the lid with gold embossed coat of arms of the Soviet Union and Cyrillic inscription. The third page with printed name of the bearer "Erich Honecker", pages 4-5 with the text of the certificate. Erich Honecker was decorated with three orders of Lenin. Significant ensemble of this highest order of the Soviet Union which covers two of the bestowals of the Order of Lenin made to the GDR party and state leader Erich Honecker. Of very great rarity. 1-2