Red Banner.

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Hi Dat!

Glad you liked the 99th Red Banner ere's hoping I never see one for sale. Boy, they were faking #9's along time ago it seems. But by now, I'm sure your right and they have corrected the tell-tale orange enamel and patchy chemical patina.

:D

These are weights of orders I've collected over the past 2 years. I'll post one thread for each award. All were weighed with the screwback off. I use a Pocket-Tech digital scale by Gram-Precision. Some were weighed over a year later to check the accuracy of my results and all were 100% accurate.

Order Name/Class-----Serial Number------Weight in grams

Red Banner 7437 20.5
Red Banner 14000 24
Red Banner 51684 21.8

Here's an interesting piece from my collection. This was purchased a few years ago. I come across many Red Banners, but this one was special. Upon first glance you might think, "hmmm, a 2nd awarding of a Red Banner, not so unusual ". Take a look at the serial number. Notice the low number of "687". This struck me as odd. Either this piece was a fake, or it was a re-issue for a screwback Order of the Red Banner, 2nd award. I decided to keep the award and have it authenticated. I was pleased that it was a reissue for a #2 screwback. Here is the text from McDaniels authentication.

"After careful examination, Historical Research L.L.C. concludes that the Type 3, Variation 4, "Reissue", Order of the Red Banner, "second award" described above, serial number 687, is original in every respect. This piece is an official reissue for an original screwback Order of the Red Banner. This was commonly done to conform to the new order and medal regulations. The original serial number of the screwback piece was retained in this reissue"