Medal "For Restoration Of The Donbass Coal Mines".

[Bill Garvy]

This particular example of the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines came with the wrong ribbon, a Victory over Germany ribbon, but I was able to replace it with a correct ribbon, and this is the finished product. . .

[Bill Garvy]

- Document for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Andrey Ivanovich Gamza on August 26th, 1948, and signed by the Chairman of the Stalino (Donetsk Region, Ukraine) Regional Council of Deputies, Serial #012411.

- Document for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Nikolai Stepanovich Morozov on August, 28th, 1948 by the Executive Committee of Bokovo-Antratsyt Regional House of Deputies, Voroshylovograd, Serial #079390. (In 1962 Bokovo-Antratsyt region was renamed Antratsyt, and Voroshylovograd is now Luhansk.)

- Document for the Medal for the Restoration of the Donbass Coal Mines issued to Vasiliy Lavrentievich Zorya on October 30th, 1951 by the Chairman of Executive Comitee of Klimovski Regional District Council of Voroshilovograd, now Luhansk, Ukraine, Serial #067083.

[PaulR]

This is one medal that has escaped me thus far.

[Bill Garvy]

Recent additions. . .

[PaulR]

That is where they went!

[Bill Garvy]

Unissued document & medal, although I have no way of telling with any degree of scientific certainty they are indeed a set, it is fortuitous to obtain a blank (unfolded) document and such a pristine example of this medal. . .

[Bill Garvy]

Detail of the obverse of the medal and cover of the document. . .

[Tommy]

Incredible that its existed for 70 years and survived in such great shape. Thankfully no one has filled in the spaces and tried to sell it as such.

Why not just pop Билл Гарвий in there and tell the folks in the street about your time down the mines in the old country? That'd be a fun way to pass the time!

[Bill Garvy]

Another example of a blank document and medal set, a mere four (4) numbers away from my previously posted example. Although I made an offer, it went to another collector. I noted, however, 067224 was folded whereas 067220 was not. . .

[CtahhR]

One office obviously had an unissued stockpile that has now leaked out. The folding may be more recent. Many times have I purchased something due to condition only to find it folded into a tiny piece so the seller can profit on postage. Rather discouraging when you buy an unfolded item 80-120 years old only to find it has been damaged to be transported.

Not as bad as when the postman folds vinyl records to fit in the postbox though!