Hi Nick,
What is the serial number of your Red Banner 4th award? The reverse scan is very blurry, can't make out the number...
My question still remains, though. Yes, I'm aware that they hammered some of those unissued orders, which afterwards somehow made it to the market. I also have a very similar scan of RB 4th award, as the one you've posted (with mutilated enamel on a banner). However, I'm mostly interested in figuring out how many of 1940 RB's (consecutive awards) still out there. From what I gathered so far, and this is not, by any means, final, looks like 3rd awards are the rarest, since there are only 3-4 known (observed), 2nd awards are right behind them, with about 5 observed, and, for whatever reason, 4th awards are by far the most "common", if I may say for these are all very rare. However, somehow, 20+ of 4th awards were observed, and yes, most with chipped enamel on a banner...
Looking for any additional information or scans...