Lapa Wrote:The mint made a whole lot of medals at one time, which were then split up and sent to the various fronts. It means that a medal could be awarded even several years after it was manufactured; it also means that some fronts which received higher serial numbered medals would issue them sometimes before some lower-numbered medals sent to other fronts.
That was my understanding as well. And Marc is much more well informed than I.
"patina imparts character" - PJS
A wise man said: 'you should not pay a premium for what you want beyond your comfort level, and always ensure there is a mutually agreeable return policy.'
02-01-2008, 01:00 AM (This post was last modified: 02-01-2008, 01:06 AM by Riley1965.)
Here's a new arrival. It's an early suspension Bravery Medal s/n 94.706. It was awarded to a Medical Officer " who has proven himself to be an Excellent Medical Worker. He has evacuated many wounded soldiers and officers, as a result saving many lives. He has made improvements in the Regimental Mediacl Point. Comrade Ivanov is not concerned with his own safety. During the fighting from 31 December 1942 through 10 January 1943 he excellently rendered aid to the wounded. Comrade Ivanov personally went forward and also ensured medical personnel were distributed throughout the ranks". I have his Award Card and Citation for the Bravery Medal. I'm going to request the remaing citations and Personnel file. Many Thanks Paul!!!
Beautiful medal ( I am yet to get get one of those) and a great piece of history to go with it, congratulations! :thumbsup
Looks like a good start to 2008?
Sergei
Found this on our local auction site (allegro.pl). While it is totally bogus, the uninformed might think his descriptions are true. However, his $80 asking price is about 3-4 times what they are currently going for here in Poland.
Picture #1: Order given to privates (letters without enamel). Number on reverse #3.312.775
Picture #2: Order given to officers (letters with enamel). Number on reverse #1.585.498
What some people will do to try to get more money from an award.
bdgfate Wrote:Can someone explain how to interpret the date info? Are those dates of known presentation of that serial number?
Although I didn't post the data here, the serial #'s and dates correspond to information from my book Echoes of War.
The data in my book includes additionally awarding unit information which is not captured here.
To answer your question, the data allows a collector or researcher to better determine approximate awarding times and/or organizations for awards by serial number.
