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Here you go, a couple more:

No 37

Nota_Bene ha scritto:Marc, it's very good to see you here! I had to follow your example on the other forum. (Sorry for the off topic!)

Alexei

Alexei,

Same here

Marc

Nota_Bene ha scritto:.. and a couple of examples of Red Banners,issued in replacement of the original republican awards. The Cyrilic "P" after the serial number stands for republican.

Alexei

Alexei,

No 2491 on a valik-type base, that is super cool

Marc

Nota_Bene ha scritto:I did not have scans of No 15211, many thanks!

Alexei

Any time

Marc

Prototype Order of the Red Banner of Labor of Ukraine. Type 2. Unnumbered, 1925, Gold, silver and brass. $ 250,000 [argh [argh [argh Sergio, This piece has largely been discussed and commented on Russian forums, and although there is no consensus, the majority of knowledgeable people tend to think ...

In addition to Regaleco's analysis of the H&S, pay attention to the positioning of the enameled star with respect to the letters under its lower two branches; this combination exists only on numbered medals in the approximate SN range from 35000 to 60000. That's a definitely interesting point. ...

Filo, True, the ring is a bit odd, but I maintain that the medallion is genuine. In addition to Regaleco's analysis of the H&S, pay attention to the positioning of the enameled star with respect to the letters under its lower two branches; this combination exists only on numbered medals in the a...

Eric,

I concur with Filo, the screwplate you showed is not the one going originally with the star.

Marc

Fabio,

The medallion is 100% genuine, and in a good condition. As was mentioned before, replace the suspension and all will be

Marc

Fabio,

This Military Merit medal is genuine

Marc

fabiotheboss ha scritto:Salve ecco un altro ordine spero vadano bene le foto, speriamo bene?

Fabio,

This one is a nice original piece. A little cleanup (especially in the hammer ans scickle area) would not detract though

Marc

Nice one, Filo

Guys,

Agreed, there is indeed very little to see: it is a (very!) bad fake, that's it.

Marc

And even later Monetny Dvor production - we almost certainly say "latest"

Later Monetny Dvor production

Late Mondvor production

Well, it looks like I'll have to contribute a bit too

Early Caucasus production

Any information about this one?... Andreas, That is a 2nd class of the Order of the Noble Bukhara. A few years ago, UBS auctioned a whole lot of these (multiple pieces in all 3 classes: 7 first, 2 second and 3 third!). At the time (2005~8), the estimates on the second classes ranged from 1500 to 21...

Alexei,

You forgot to post the back of the 1933 version

Marc

Guys,

Hasn't any of you heard about Strekalov and Sisolatin's 2012 book "Награды Советских республик"?

Marc

Airon, ...anyone has never tried to ask to the mint directly? :lol: Don't take this badly, please, but remember, you are talking about the Russian mint. Unless you are a (very!) recognized local researcher, there is absolutely 0 chance that they will answer even a simple request. Of course, we all h...

Rocket, I believe that your medal is genuine. Of course, the back displays some "peculiarities": . The stripy aspect, although unusual, is not unheard of. I have seen other such "stripy" medals before. . The filing at the top may come from the fact that the space between the dies...

Eric,

Nice original "U-ring" medal

Marc

Eric, As everyone has already said, this medal is genuine, the ring was repaired at some point. Regarding the seller, you have to remember that Konigsberg medals are not really rare, or even scarce. It might be a case where the seller uses stock pictures, and does not necessarily show the actual ite...

Guys, I concur, this is definitely a genuine OFN. I can think of a couple of possibilities regarding the order (I can't figure out from these pictures if the enamel is missing or if it has changed colors): . some enamel got contaminated with some other component and, with age, has changed color (som...