Early Soviet Labor Badges “Ural Photo Catalog of Soviet Phaleristic. Part 1”

[Kim]

This is the first one in the series. Also very nice,

[Tal Inbar]

Early Soviet Labor Badges “Ural Photo Catalog of Soviet Phaleristic. Part 1” A. Kalistratov, V. Voronochenko C. 2003 Yekaterinburg. Russian text. Soft cover, 116 pp. Over 300 excellent close-up pictures of these magnificent decorations in full color, obverse and reverse. About 6x8" format.
The book covers awards of the first Five-Year Plans, badges of the “Heroes of Labor” (including the first Order of the Red Banner of Labor of RSFSR that bears the same motto); early badges honoring anniversary of Soviet republics and autonomous regions; awards for inventions; early railroad and subway award badges; badges awarded for contribution to major construction projects (including those supervised by NKVD).

Contains detailed information on makers, maker marks and dates of manufacture. The book also shows fair market value of each variation in Russia.