Red Star.

[Nota Bene]

Art,

I believe it's a small and slightly curved mintmark variation. Also the number is too high for the large mintmark.

Alexei

[Art]

My mistake, you are correct Alexei, the highest number for the large curved MONDVOR is 7,821. This is the small, slightly curved mintmark, with highest number being 10,428.

Art

[Nota Bene]

Art,

Here's one with a large Mondvor:

[Doug]

Alexei,

Do you have the rest of this group? If so, could you post a picture? Looks really interesting.

All the best,

Doug

[mcwirsk]

Guys

I would like to ask a favour.

When you submit pictures of award docs, please can you translate the awardees name for us that out there that do not read Russian.

thanks

Munroe

[Nota Bene]

Gentlemen,

The name is Portnov, Lev Pavlovich. I have received only this documented Red Star, and have just sold it. Now my supplier informs me that he is sending me another dozen of items belonging to him. Makes me so mad!

Alexei

[Sergey Tamayev]

During which years were these smaller Red Stars awarded?

[Nota Bene]

Sergey,

I think most of them were awarded in 1939-1940.

Alexei

[Sergey Tamayev]

Alexei,

Any idea of how many were issued during that time frame?

Sergey

[Nota Bene]

Sergey,

The lowest known number for this type is 2647, and the highest - 9176.

Alexei