Here's the original award.
It's called "Labor Red Banner RSFSR - for Hero of Labor".
Established on Dec 28, 1920 by the decree of 8th Russian labor Congress. Design competition opened on Apr 14, 1921. The winner was design by Krasnoarmeyets S.I. Kuklinskiy.
Final design approved on Mar 20, 1922.
Award was manufactured on Moscow Platinum mill VSNH.
Material: tombac.
Serial numbers: none.
Award period: Apr 24, 1921 (awarded to 4 factories) till Jan 21, 1933 (Head Justice A Vishinskiy).
Total awarded: 163
Recepients:
- 46 factories (one double award),
- 115 Russian citizens.
Award with Certificate #1 was given to Tula Weapons Factory (Tylskiy Oruzheiniy Zavod) on Nov 7, 1923.
First Citizen awarded - Nikita Menchukov, June 28, 1921.
Most of the RSFSR Red Banners of Labor were later exchanged for USSR Labor banners.
William
PS: Information and pics are from periodical "Antiques, objects of Art and Collectables" #6, June 2003
It's called "Labor Red Banner RSFSR - for Hero of Labor".
Established on Dec 28, 1920 by the decree of 8th Russian labor Congress. Design competition opened on Apr 14, 1921. The winner was design by Krasnoarmeyets S.I. Kuklinskiy.
Final design approved on Mar 20, 1922.
Award was manufactured on Moscow Platinum mill VSNH.
Material: tombac.
Serial numbers: none.
Award period: Apr 24, 1921 (awarded to 4 factories) till Jan 21, 1933 (Head Justice A Vishinskiy).
Total awarded: 163
Recepients:
- 46 factories (one double award),
- 115 Russian citizens.
Award with Certificate #1 was given to Tula Weapons Factory (Tylskiy Oruzheiniy Zavod) on Nov 7, 1923.
First Citizen awarded - Nikita Menchukov, June 28, 1921.
Most of the RSFSR Red Banners of Labor were later exchanged for USSR Labor banners.
William
PS: Information and pics are from periodical "Antiques, objects of Art and Collectables" #6, June 2003
