Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal

Bundtrock · 09-20-2012, 07:13 PM

In your opinion, what is the nicest, most detailed, colorful, beautiful Order, Medal, Badge of the former USSR that you have or want?

Please post pics as examples.

Thanks

***CtahhR*** · 09-20-2012, 07:30 PM

All of them (if genuine). I like the nice simple non-Russian pre-Patriotic War unaffordable pieces. Can't go wrong with the Red Star no matter when.

The Medal "For Labour Valour" also has a lot going for it.

Some of the later Badges were pretty poor quality but fortunately the quality of the Orders and Medals never became poor, unlike other Communist nations (Looking at Albania and the DPRK).

Looking beyond Soviet awards, anything made by the Soviets for their allies was always top notch. Give me a Soviet Made DPRK Order Of The National Flag to add to the pile any day!

Esteban_cool · 09-20-2012, 10:11 PM

The one I have: ORBL.
The one I want: ORB.

Those two are the "preciouses" imo.

Tretov · 09-21-2012, 05:25 AM

Order that I have: Friendship of Nations
Order that I want: Alexander Nevski

Not a big fan of medals actually.

Al-muell · 09-21-2012, 05:59 AM

One that I have: Order of the Red Star - always my favorite.
One that I would like to have: Order of Friendship of Nations. I will probably never have one, but I like it anyway.

roy · 10-02-2012, 08:27 PM

My favorite is the Order of Friendship.

Bill Garvy · 10-03-2012, 05:04 PM

Have, Order of the Red Star; want, Order of the October Revolution. . .

Lützow · 10-03-2012, 06:43 PM

Have: Some of the Narkomat MD-made badges from the 1930s.

Want: ORBL Type 1

Pobeda45 · 10-04-2012, 02:50 PM

Early stuff, for sure...the Republican Orders, awards to commanding staff (Suvorov, Kutuzov, etc), and of course the ORBL-Triangle. Still waiting for that winning lottery ticket.

George

medals73 · 10-04-2012, 03:23 PM

Early stuff, indeed. And I agree about the early RBL (although I like the Russian one better).

But this is asking two very different things: "nicest" and "most detailed". They aren't teh same. The frindship order is detailed, too detailed by my pewrsonal aesthetics, almost baroque.

But, in reality, I'd go for the first Mongolian civil valor order (called RBL by some). (But, for simple elegance, a Sukhbaatar any day!)

09-20-2012, 07:13 PM	#1
Bundtrock Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: DFW / Texas / USA Age: 68 Posts: 62	Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal In your opinion, what is the nicest, most detailed, colorful, beautiful Order, Medal, Badge of the former USSR that you have or want? Please post pics as examples. Thanks

09-20-2012, 07:30 PM	#2
*CtahhR* Forum Administrator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Deep In The Archives. Age: 17 Posts: 12,074	Re: Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal All of them (if genuine). I like the nice simple non-Russian pre-Patriotic War unaffordable pieces. Can't go wrong with the Red Star no matter when. The Medal "For Labour Valour" also has a lot going for it. Some of the later Badges were pretty poor quality but fortunately the quality of the Orders and Medals never became poor, unlike other Communist nations (Looking at Albania and the DPRK). Looking beyond Soviet awards, anything made by the Soviets for their allies was always top notch. Give me a Soviet Made DPRK Order Of The National Flag to add to the pile any day! __________________ "Signed with his own rubber stamp"

09-20-2012, 10:11 PM	#3
Esteban_cool Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Age: 36 Posts: 1,103	Re: Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal The one I have: ORBL. The one I want: ORB. Those two are the "preciouses" imo. __________________ There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again

09-21-2012, 05:25 AM	#4
Tretov Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Republic of Finland Posts: 1,129	Re: Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal Order that I have: Friendship of Nations Order that I want: Alexander Nevski Not a big fan of medals actually.

09-21-2012, 05:59 AM	#5
Al-muell Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wrocław, Poland Posts: 1,828	Re: Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal One that I have: Order of the Red Star - always my favorite. One that I would like to have: Order of Friendship of Nations. I will probably never have one, but I like it anyway.

10-02-2012, 08:27 PM	#6
roy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Benton, Tennessee Age: 51 Posts: 99	Re: Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal My favorite is the Order of Friendship.

10-03-2012, 06:43 PM	#8
Lützow New Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Europe Posts: 6	Re: Nicest/Most Detailed Order or Medal Have: Some of the Narkomat MD-made badges from the 1930s. Want: ORBL Type 1

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