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Avers Series - Christophe - 04-27-2008
A new Avers has just been published : Avers 8. (2008).
Published on 29.02.2008, in Moscow - 2500 copies.736 pages.
It is mainly dedicated to Soviet Badges (1917-1990).
It also includes (amongst others):
* Jetons & Znakis - All types - (1917-...)
* Lenin Stalin & State Prizes
* Titles of Distinction
* VSHV an VDNH medals
* NKVD, MVD, MOOP, KGB Badges
* Deputies Badges
* Sport Badges
* ...
Ch.
Avers Series - Kirchgoens - 04-27-2008
What are the prices like for ORS, BM, etc. in Avers 8? I understand that this recent edition may be the reason why prices doubled in the outlaying areas of the former Soviet Union almost overnight about four months ago.
Avers Series - Christophe - 04-27-2008
Hi,
There is no orders and medals (those of Avers 6 or the PMD) in this book.
Cheers.
Ch.
Avers Series - Chuck In Oregon - 04-27-2008
Thanks for the heads-up Christophe.
I just called a friend in Moscow to get a copy. He checked online and told me that he can get one but it is 7,000 rubles. Wow. I love good reference books and I'd really like to have a comprehensive badge book, but at $300 I'll have to give it some thought. When Avers-6 came out at $100 I balked but bought it anyway. But $300?!
Has anyone actually seen this book yet? Is there a review anywhere?
Avers Series - Christophe - 04-27-2008
Hi Chuck,
RR 7,000 is the price I paid it in Moscow 2 weeks ago.
Cheers.
Ch.
Avers Series - Nota Bene - 04-27-2008
This is crazy, but I guess I will have to buy one anyway :(
Alexei
Avers Series - Chuck In Oregon - 04-28-2008
If you had told me when I started collecting that I would even consider paying $300 for a badge book I would have collected bottle caps instead.
Guess I'll have to order one but is it just me, or is all this getting even crazier? Lets see, 2500 copies x $300 = $750,000. For pictures of badges. $0.41/page? Nope, crazy for sure, but can I afford not to?
Chuck
Avers Series - Christophe - 04-28-2008
I agree $300 may seem a lot, but...
When I bought the PMD in 1997, I also found that $95 (in 1997...) was a huge price!!! But I thought it was an investment, and I never regretted it!!!! :thumbsup
Keep in mind that all these books are expensive in Russia, specifically the recent ones with a good quality print, whcih is the case of the Avers 8. Looks into the threads of this sub-forum : there are a number of books around $200... The low tirage they have may also explain this...
Because they are quite rare; when I see a new one, please, believe in me, I don't hesitate a lot and take it. For your information, in the bookshop where I bought it in Moscow (address by PM if you're interested) there were 4 in total, and we were 2 guys "discovering it"... But 2,500 copies is quite a decent tirage that should make it to be easily found.
About the book itself : Except a few texts in introduction of the chapters, generally with pics of bearers or docs, there is no "real" text in explanation. It is more a catalog of all these znakis and "medals" with nice pics (often obverse and reverse), dates or period and prices. In my opinion, an interesting book in complement of more "historical" others... A fantastic source of pics (maybe 5,000 of them...).
Cheers.
Ch.
Avers Series - Lapa - 04-28-2008
Guys,
I have always taken a somewhat dim view of the Avers series, especially since what they show is not always original. When you put it all together, I personally have a problem shelling out this type of money for such a book.
Marc
Avers Series - EricFG - 09-24-2009
For us monoglots:
золотая = gold
Серебро = silver
Латунь = brass
Томпак = tombak
Бронза = bronze
Алюминий = aluminium
эмаль = enamel
Краска = paint
Винт = screwback
Булавка = pin(back?), also булавки
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5 preface
6 Introduction
commemoratives and medals:
7 Medals of the February Revolution period
14 Commemoratives and Medals devoted to anniversaries of the October Revolution
19 Commemoratives devoted to the leaders of the Soviet State
29 Commemoratives devoted to anniversaries of Soviet Republics
31 Medals of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union conventioneers
Commemoratives of labor merit:
32 Commemoratives and Medals of hero of labour and shock workers of the first five-year plans
71 Major construction projects and anniversaries of enterprizes of the 1920s - 1940s
97 Commemoratives of marches, expeditions and reliability trials
Badges of socialist competition leaders:
100 mechanic engineering
113 raw materials and processing industry
130 construction
139 transport
160 communication
161 light industry
165 food-manufacturing industry
172 agriculture
186 regional industry
192 trade
195 municipal engineering
200 cooperation
207 enlightenment, science and culture
213 banking and financial industry
214 other sectors of the national economy
216 Medals of award winners of USSR, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and All-Union Central Council of Trade-Unions
227 Commemoratives to honorary degrees of USSR and RSFSR
239 Medals of VSKhV-VDNKh (Exhibition of Economic Achievements)
248 Medals of trade unions
medals of voluntary societies and non-governmental organizations:
283 MOPR (international organisation on revolution fighter assistance)
288 ODVF
295 DOBROLET (aviation society)
297 AVIAKhiM (Aviation Chemistry)
300
302
305
319 OSOAVIAKHIM (All-Union Voluntary Society for Co-operation with the Aviation and Chemical Industries)(?)
323 DOSAAF (Voluntary Association for Assistance to Army, Aviation and Fleet)
335 VSEROKOMPOM/VSEROOBPOM (All-Russian Aid Committee)
339 ODN
342 ODD (traffic management)
346 ROS
348 OSNAV/OSVOD (sea rescue company)
352 Voluntary society of Red Cross and Red Crescent
362 VOIZ, ZOT
367 ODR (system important for the sake of safety)
368 MEZHRABPOM
369 Society of Soviet citizens in China
370 Medals of other voluntary societies and non-governmental organizations
MEDALS OF law enforcement agencies
374 Medals of public order protection agencies (RKM (militia), NKVD (People's Commissariat for Internal Affairs), MVD (Ministry of Internal Affairs))
398 Medals of State security bodies (VTchK (All-Russian Extraordinary Commission), OGPU (Unified State Political Department), KGB (Committee for State Security))
412 Medals of socialist legality inspection bodies
413 MEDALS of the fire-fighting service
COMMEMORATIVES AND MEDALS OF THE RED ARMY AND USSR FORCES:
421 Insignias
436 Memorable gratuity signs
451 Qualification medals
458 Distinctive emblems
467 Military educational institution medals
504 Sport medals
517 Medals of Central Executive Committee MEMBERS and deputies to the Supreme Soviet
COMMEMORATIVES AND MEDALS OF civil educational institutions:
549 Commemoratives and medals of 1920s - 1930s for graduation
560 Commemoratives and medals of 1950s - 1980s for graduation (made by MD)
568 Commemoratives and medals of 1950s - 1980s (not made by MD)
582 Medals for successful completion of the grammar school
commemoratives and medals:
585 Transport
594 Supply
595 Catering
596 Trade
607 Enterprise badges
SPORT commemoratives and medals:
608 Sport commemoratives and medals of the 1920s – 1930s
634 Medals of GTO and BGTO (ready for labour and defense)
643 Membership signs of DSO (voluntary sports society) of 1936 - early 60s
658 Award medals of DSO (voluntary sports society) of 1936 - early 60s
693 Medals of championships of towns, regions and republics of the USSR, 40s - 70s
713 Medals of the USSR championships
732 ABBREVIATIONS
A thousand thanks to Nikolay Tuzov for the hard work. Late or not, it's great!!