Order Of Labour.

[Tal Inbar]

This is the description:p

"Soviet Union Medal Works Order of Excellence
This is a Workers Order of Excellence. It is numbered and mint marked. It is in the original box. "

Of course it's not Soviet, but what is this order?

[otlichnik]

Tal,

The full name of the it is "Orden rada sa srebenim vencem" or Labour Order with Silver medallion. The 2nd class has the medallion gold plated. The 1st class is of a very different design and has a red enamelled banner. (It is very nice looking.) In reality only this 1st class is called the Labour Order of the Red Banner. The others are just Labour Order 2nd and 3rd.

The one shown is Type 1, it is a screwback and has a serial number. The Type 2 is pinback with no serial number (usually). They changed from Type 1 to Type 2 in 1971 or so.

It is not very rare. It is made of silver-plated brass. It is worth about $10 here in the Balkans and maybe twice that abroad.

Shawn

[Tal Inbar]

And the seller ask for it $250.00 as a start!:mad: :mad: :mad:

[new world]

Shawn,

here's 1st class that you're referring to:

1st class are quite rare with only 7,000 awarded.

Made of silver and are goldplated. They sell for around $100.

[otlichnik]

Thanks for posting the image. It is a great badge. I tink it is my favourite of all the East Bloc Red Banners of Labour. The one I currently own, the one I had and sold and the one you posted are all identical. I wonder if there was ever another version? I have never seen on s/b or with serial number.

Shawn

[Taz]

Here is the Order of Labour 3rd Class.With award book.

The award was instituted on May, 1, 1945 in three Classes.
It was awarded to citizens, collectives, military units for oustanding successes in work.

1st Class (with a red flag).
Material: Silver, gilding and red enamel. 7096 awards up to December, 31, 1985.
Ribbon: Dark blue moire with a 4 mm red stripe in the center.

2nd Class (with a gold wreath).
Material:Silver and gilded bronze. 36338 awards up to December, 31, 1985. Ribbon: Dark blue moire with two 4 mm red stripes in the center.

3rd Class(with a silver wreath).
Material: the Silver and gilded bronze. 182910 awards up to December, 31, 1985.
Ribbon: Dark blue moire with three 4 mm red stripes in the center.

[DutchBoy]

Here's some pics I found in my archive, can't remember the source, but it's the 1st class of the order of labour Taz mentioned in post 1.

[Soviet]

Here is the back of my 2 3rd class. :)

Is the pin-back the earliest version?

[Dejan]

Here is the back of my 2 3rd class. :)

Is the pin-back the earliest version?

Left one is earliest type and right one is late type.As you can see on right one you have only mint mark on pin and no class mark and whitout noumbers.
Regards
Dejan

[roy]

Here is the front and back of my Labor Order 3rd class.