Mongolia Champion of Socialist Competition

[Ed_Haynes]

While, in Mongolian awards as for the sibling Soviet awards, non-military awards seem to be consciously underappreciated (with the possible exception of the exotic herders' awards). We may need to ask which contributed more to the "progress" of the MPR: years of service in the army or hard work in developing the economy?

In any event, I thought I'd start a thread on this one, prompted by the new acquisition below. Not only the new "low" but also, apparently, another example of phaleristic recycling (look at 4 o'clock on the reverse).

As I tentatively guess at a typology of these:

X 01 - Type 1.1 (numbered, screwback); Low = 81/High = 4254

X 01? - Type 1.2 (numbered, pinback); Low = 541/High = ???

X 02? - Type 2 (unnumbered)

Much to learn, as always!

[fjcp]

Found this one on Ebay the other day.

Should we consider this a sub-variation?

Serial number variations are so much fun

JC

Edited May 6, 2006 by fjcp

[fjcp]

I'm guessing that this is a type 2.

Are the type 2s all painted or are there type 2s with enamel?

[Ed_Haynes]

This looks like a (new) type 3 or a "mule".

[fjcp]

This looks like a (new) type 3 or a "mule".

It looks awfully similar to "X 02" but the suspension has a different "fingerprint" pattern on the suspesion which itself looks slightly different.

[fjcp]

new high type 1.1 #4501

[Ed_Haynes]

OK, . . . .

Try this:

Type 1.1 (numbered, screwback, engraved number); Low = 81/High = ???

Type 1.2 (numbered, screwback, stamped number); Low = 3543/High = 4501

Type 1.3 (unnumbered, screwback)

Type 2.1 (numbered, pinback); Low = 541/High = ???

Type 2.2 (unnumbered, pinback)

????

Edited May 10, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[fjcp]

OK, . . . .

Try this:

Type 1.1 (numbered, screwback, engraved number); Low = 81/High = ???

Type 1.2 (numbered, screwback, stamped number); Low = 3543/High = 4501

Type 1.3 (unnumbered, screwback)

Type 2.1 (numbered, pinback); Low = 541/High = ???

Type 2.2 (unnumbered, pinback)

????

Does anybody have a picture of a Type 1.3.

I'm having another look at these....

JC

ps. or a type 2.1 for that matter...

Edited December 11, 2007 by fjcp

[Ed_Haynes]

Right now, I have suspicions that the unnumbered ones may just be "escapees" and unawarded.

[fjcp]

Right now, I have suspicions that the unnumbered ones may just be "escapees" and unawarded.

Hi Ed,

I'm assuming you're referring to the 1.3 variation, correct?

I went through a few boxes and I came across these two little docs, the one is numbered but I'm afraid I don't have the matching medal.

First up though a set that Vatjan posted a year or two ago....

JC

[fjcp]

Here are my, much less attractive, docs.

JC

[fjcp]

The inside....

[Ed_Haynes]

Spoke (actually SPOKE!) with Bat today and he, too, has doubts about unnumbered badges in this series. The documents are, as we have seen, much more random.

[Ed_Haynes]

OK, it gets even more confusing.

A very modern-feeling, lightweight, unnumbered item. The center and suspension are not blue but rather a blue-green color (much more "green" than "blue" though it may nopt scan that way).

[fjcp]

OK, it gets even more confusing.

A very modern-feeling, lightweight, unnumbered item. The center and suspension are not blue but rather a blue-green color (much more "green" than "blue" though it may nopt scan that way).

Ed, I've been trying to get a better picture of these too.

Here are four unnumbered medals.

The suspensions are all very different and there are more subtle differences on the medals.

Sorry about the bad scan but it's the best I can do right now...

JC

Edited July 4, 2008 by fjcp