Red Banner Of Labour.

[CtahhR]

That question has been covered in some depth here - http://soviet-awards.com/forum/sovie...ussion-76.html

Prices of awards and prices of researching awards have tumbled. Unfortunately these Red Banner Of Labours are still rather tricky to research more than a general idea. I've not had any luck finding citations of war time or post war time labour awards in the archives but hopefully there is some luck for pre-war (I have one pre-war award being searched at this moment).

It would be nice to see citations put to all these Red Banner Of Labours even if they were "just" long service. It helps build a greater picture of the workers and the state's attempts to motivate productivity.

Here is #1007054.

[Bill Garvy]

Order of the Red Banner of Labor, #55807

[Tal Inbar]

Hi

Can you tell us the serial Number? Judging from your scan, the rivet are slightly missplaced, traces of artifissial patina is clear, the edges of the order are not crisp and the "MONDVOR" stamp is not good, look at the last letter - it's almost not present.

I'll be very suspicious about this one.

Another thing: look at the order from it's side: the two pieces of the order should much perfectly. Also look at McDaniel's book on pages 158-159.

Tal

[Art]

As Tal suggested, take a look at the edges..they should match perfectly..

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 of Labor 551 37
Red Banner of Labor 1511 37.6
Red Banner of Labor 4935 37.6

[Art]

Be sure to look through the main section of the website. Here is a detail from the website which is more than likely your award. It is a Type 6 Variation 2. Serial number is 906735.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is one of my favorites. It is also a great award for a beginner in the hobby to start off collecting. There are plenty of types and variations to keep it interesting, plus there are always the more expensive types in case you want to get a little advanced. It's a well designed and colorful award.

Art

[Tal Inbar]

Please help and explain:

[Dolf]

Gentlemen,

What do you think about this ORBL?
The reverse shape is that of a Type 4, the S/N also matches the range of a Type 4, according to PMD.
But this one measures 49,6mm in height, including the loop on top.
And on page 155 of Mc Daniel's book he states that "The only major difference between the Type 4 and the Type 3, V.2 ... are the physical dimensions of the piece. Type 4 only measures 46mm in height..."
He also states on page 154 that "All Type 3 ... measure 47-48mm in height..."
I guess this is without the loop on top, right?

Anyway, dear expert comrades, what are your opinions?

Thanks a lot,

Dolf

[yolkin]

Check this one out gentlemen... Talk about not needing the ukaz...

It states "For Development of Peoples Property" or "За восстановление народного хозяйства".

Not a common practice to mark one's awards, but observed before...

Eric

[HuliganRS]

Guys,

According to MonDvor site:

T3V1 - 21061 - 27721 - No MM
T3V2 - 21016 - 25447 - Curved down Monetny in MM
T3V3 - 27632 - 28150 - Large MM
T3V4 - 30164 - 35225 - Although number 23,203 has been observed which is out of synch with this type. Danny's # 22,143 falls into the T3V4 with previously noted # 23,203.

Danny's mint mark is identical to a T3V4.

Rusty.

[dgharvey]

Bought these two in Tbilisi, Georgia recently - one on the left (#1054401) is Type 6, v2, and I think the other one (#142762) is a Type 4 Semi-Long oval.

Being a new collector, can someone tell me 1) if my identifications are accurate, 2) if these are real/fake, and 3) what the value of them is. I paid about $38 for the older one and about $15 for the Type 6. Good deal or no?

Thanks for the help!