12-31-2011, 02:47 PM
rocketscientist Wrote:Some of the authorities on soviet awards believe that the mint-mistake was involuntary and was realized only after that some thousands were actually assigned, and give a R3 rarity rating to this variation. I imagine that the origin of this medal will remain one of the unsolved mysteries in USSR faleristic for long.
That's what many westerners like to believe and it's great for the dealers. I think you should trust more serious collectors from the post Soviet countries.












