Honorary Title "Meritorious Teacher Of The Uzbek SSR".

[CtahhR]

There is always one quirky item on any dealer's record. I do not know a single dealer in militaria that has not at one point (innocently or deliberately) offered a "dodgy" item. Sometimes it is the thin end of the wedge, the dealer abusing their reputation to sell more bad items - sometimes it is a very honest mistake. There are tens of thousands of different awards out there and we have all made mistakes.

The longer we play this game, like chess, the more moves we see.

If I remember correctly, this Title was the most common of all of those awarded by the UzSSR. Awarded for long service or outstanding single merit to the educational system. Certainly not a big ticket item - but I have seen people fake Soviet Medals "Veteran Of Labour" so anything and everything is up for some sort of foolishness.

I'd buy this piece for around $5, but I certainly wouldn't be claiming that it was a rare variant or such, just tampered with.