11-19-2012, 09:30 PM
PaulR Wrote:But what happened to these errors? Were they tossed into a refuse bin, or were they still awarded? If they were awarded out, I am sure that the numbers on the back would have still been used?
Considering conditions in wartime Stalinist Soviet Union, there may have been draconian penalties for sub-standard work. It may have been easier for all parties involved to ship it out to the front if it passed visual inspection.












