Gerd Becker

Rick, do you have a theory, why he got this version with such a high s/n? Maybe it was reserved for him and it was numbered, right before he got it, obvioulsy much later? Gerd

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They are very common, but hey, they are nice though. I only have this one so far, 250th Birthday of Leningrad. Gerd

Nice. Interesting construction of the mini group. Gerd

Here is one of my Combat Service....ahem Military Merit Medals

Here is a Defense of the Soviet Arctic Medal

Rick, fantastic examples. Do you have anything elso of his group? Gerd

John, are you sure about that? Wasn?t on the second class a national eagle as well? If so, how would you distinguish it from a 1st class? best, Gerd

Here is a comparison with both shown Red Stars. Look at the difference in the color of the enamel. I was told, that they enameled them in batches and they have a little difference in the Composition of the enamel. Gerd

Here is another one s/n 2795173. These little buggers are sooo pretty, aren?t they? Gerd

I will post my Liberation of Belgrade, when it arrives Gerd

Thanks, Darrel. Again, nice one. Gerd

Thanks, Guys. I like them too. I try to get them all with Documents, but its hard to find some of them. Gerd

Very nice, Darrel. I can?t see the number on the ORBL, what is it? Gerd

I agree, Darrel. These are very nice looking awards. Here is an older one with screwpost. s/n 217937 Gerd

The documents to both:

My second class:

Here are mine. My first class:

Wonderful ORB?s Rick. The screwback is still in very good condition and i can?t await to hear more about the story. The Suspension ORB has mucho charakter. Did you think about to research that one too? And thanks for the advices. Gerd

Wow, another one. Also an excellent piece. Gerd

That is a beauty, Darrel. Congrats to such a nice and mint piece. Gerd

I will research this one, but only next month, Rick. I am much too curious to know, who it got and for what (probably a Long Service award, but like you said, there is a lot of potential in 20 years service) I can?t await to get the group from Dave to see, how such a reasearch looks like. Gerd

Nice one, Darrel. Its a Type 3 Variation 2, if you don?t already know that. Thanks for posting. Gerd

VERY nice I have never seen one for a chain, its just fantastic. Gerd

The next Soviet Labor award, i want to show, is the Order of Labor Glory, which was institutet in January 1974 and was given in three classes. The shown example is a third class (second version). On earlier Examples the Hammer and Sickel were attached with two rivets. Later versions were made in one piece. The obvious difference between the classes is, that the 2nd class has a blue enameled center and the 1st class a red enameled center. Someone, who got all three classes of this order was called a "Cavalier of the Order of Labor Glory" and had the same privileges like a Hero of the Soviet Union.