Soviet Order of Friendship of Peoples - S/N award & date research

[Ferdinand]

Here's one of mine, boxed and documented. It has a very high serial number (74267) and was awarded to Leonid Alekseyevich Kulikov on 23 November 1990, only 32 days before the end of the Soviet Union.

[Christian Zulus]

Dear Auke,

great box - very rare .

But you showed us the wrong medal - look at the s/n. .

I guess, that such boxed FoN went only to some VIPs .

Best regards

Christian

[Ferdinand]

Thanks Christian!

The scan is fixed now, I accidentally posted the wrong one.

Auke

[Ed_Haynes]

Oh, yes . . . .

It would be nice to have enough of these lovelies that you'd get confused as to which one you'd posted

[Christian Zulus]

My (rather early) FoN with document

Gentlemen,

that FoN - s/n. 7529 - had been awarded to Anatoly Josifovich Gladsky in march 1981:

Best regards

Christian

BTW: The name seems to be of Polish or Belarus origin ?

[Ed_Haynes]

Nice early one, Christian

[Paul R]

That is the first time I have seen a boxed award. I wonder why the packaging is so rare? I would love to find a box for my Order of Lenin. Christian, that is a beautiful early set I have not seen such a low number before.

[Christian Zulus]

FoN as a "mascot"

Gentlemen,

many thanks for your compliments .

But the more important FoN in my collection is the other one - less patina, but no orders booklet - s/n. 24318, which had been one of my first Soviet Awards in my collection and which I use as a "mascot" or "lucky charm" at very important occasions: birth of my daughter Milica, etc.

In my view the motto "Friendship of Nations" is of extraordinary importance in our time and I really love the "opulent" design of the FoN . The FoN's design of the 1970 is a true and authentic reminisce of the great era of "Socialist Realism" .

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

I have not seen such a low number before.

Dear Paul,

Dimitry http://www.russian-medals.net/ still offers for USD 5.000,- the cased FoN s/n. 2251 to a high ranking Romanian communist - confered in 1977. It comes with a special order booklet and a high-class leather box. Well, the asked price is a bit high ... .

Best regards

Christian

Edited October 18, 2007 by Christian Zulus

[Bryan]

I'm still very disapointed that I haven't got one order like this before Alexei closed his shop!

Now they are all over priced by dealers.

Thanks for sharing your collection with us (Auke and Christian).

[Christian Zulus]

Now they are all over priced by dealers.

Dear Bryan,

Eugene offers a very nice one - s/n. 42003 - for USD 525,- (without booklet): http://www.russianglory.com/Drujba_42003a.jpg .

Igor offers a exceptional beauty - s/n. 34574 - for USD 655,- (without booklet): http://www.collectrussia.com/DISPITEM.HTM?ITEM=16996

It seems, that the FoNs got already rather rare and the price tags are getting more numbers, but the FoN is still somehow affordable to the "normal" collector .

Best regards

Christian

[Christian Zulus]

FoN - development of prices

Gentlemen,

I think, that the FoN had been never THAT bargain and was always rather expensive, due to it's extraordinary beauty, craftmanship and certain rarity.

In the mid 1990s I had to pay for the presented Gladsky-set http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=213411 about USD 250,- . Quite some money for a Soviet award at that time .

So, the increase in prices for the FoN is not sooooo dramatic, as with other orders and still on a rather moderate level.

Best regards

Christian

[JimZ]

Reviving this thread - any new data, perhaps from new members......?

Cheers :beer: