12-12-2005, 12:50 PM
The number I have been given as issued for 3rd class pieces is 10,384 up to 1972. I have also been told none were issued after 1972, but that leaves me wondering why IKOM produced any of these orders at all, I mean the Soviet made pieces I have seen are serial numbered up to the 18,000's serial number range. I have not seen an IKOM piece numbered below 21,000 serial number range and I have handled IKOM order serial numbered in the high 28,000's serial number range. It leaves me trying to figure out why the awarding supposedly stopped in 1972. And if so why were more produced. I can see running off a thousand pieces to have in stock for potential awarding but if these numbers are correct there would have been a stockpile of close to 18,000 to 20,000 pieces combining both types Soviet and Yugoslav made??????? Probably the records existed at some time and possibly still do exist somewhere in the former Yugoslavia. It certainly would be an accomplishment for some of our collector colleagues who are in any of the Republics of the former Yugoslavia to research this and find the true answers.
