Russia USSR Order of Friendship of Peoples (1975) is a slightly convex gilded five...

Russia USSR Order of Friendship of Peoples (1975) is a slightly convex gilded five-pointed star covered with dark red enamel; framed with silvery pyramidal edges and five bundles of diverging golden rays. In the center of the star; there is an overlaid gilded State Emblem of the USSR; some parts of which are covered with colored enamel. The coat of arms is bordered by an applied rim with the image of handshakes; in the lower part of the rim there is an applied gilded ribbon covered with dark red enamel with the inscription 'USSR'. Between the state emblem of the USSR and the rim; against the background of white enamel; in the upper part there is an inscription 'FRIENDSHIP OF THE PEOPLES'; in the lower and middle there are laurel branches covered with green enamel. The order is made of silver. The silver content in the order is 38.998 ± 1.388 g (as of September 18 1975). The total weight of the order is 42.9 ± 1.8 g]. The size of the order between the opposing ends of the silvery pyramidal frame and the bundle of golden rays is 47 mm. The order is connected by means of an eyelet and a ring to a pentagonal block covered with a silk moire ribbon 24 mm wide ... In the middle of the tape there is a longitudinal red stripe 13 mm wide with two narrow longitudinal yellow stripes. To the left of the red stripe is a blue one; and to the right is a green stripe; each 4 mm wide. The edges of the tape are edged with white stripes 1.5 mm wide. № 51975. Silver. Weight approx: 51.16g Diameter: 50x47mm