Chris S

Very nice group Gerd...I have not seen the Order of the October Revolution in a group before....and it appears to be on a failry normal "Joe".

It would be nice to know the story behind this one.

Chris

I hope you have a deactivation certificate with them for a number of reasons.

Especially as you live in UK.

Having once having some one kick what he thought was a dud which turned out to be 155mm WP...on blowing as a blind....as I explained to him...if you don't know what it is...it is to be treated as live.

Chris

Paul

A 1939 Badge awarded I believe to a best worker...Stalin over a red rosette.....blood red...

Chris

A 1947 badge for a road development project

In Bronze

A honored Radio Operator circa 1947 in silver...

Chris

This is a 1934 badge for best in Technical improvement proposals.

Also came in a bronze variation

Surprised me this, a Best in Navy under the same chapter...

A 1938 badge in the silver version.

Chris

Best Tractorist...circa 1955

This one is a 1937 badge for Best Banker....just love to know what had to be done to get that.

Chris

This one is a 1941 offering for Best Tank production...probably awarded to senior management in factory's exceeding quotas

Chris

The back number 512...

Chris

Best Badge in Socialist Competition

I borrowed this title from AVERs No5 and some badges I have which come under this chapter I will post in this thread.

Any of you guys out there have any...please post.

The badges especially the early ones where expertly done in silver, bronze or silvered bronze, in most cases with some sort of enamel work.

Here is a Best Cartographer circa 1938 with an absolutely exquisite enamel job in silver

Chris

Next page more clearly shown than previously

Next page

This is more of the document .....

The pair boxed up...

The number in the document which matches the number on the medal...

This shows the doc opened with the entrance ticket and programme for the 4 day holiday culminating in this event...

The doc folder opened up...silk lined

The medal and document boxed

The back...note the number

The State prize is a simple but robust design made in solid gold...

Although it is less prestigious than the Lenin State prize, it has been issued approx 300 time each year since the 70ties for improvements in productivity..so still pretty hard to get in my books!

This one was awarded for increasing milk production due to the invention of a milking machine!!!!

Darn lucky to get the complete set of documents which also includes the entrance ticket to the award ceremony and a programme which covers 4 days.

Interesting to note that this medal and the award document numbers match...the number on the entrance ticket correspond to a paper number in the medal and document box.

A lot of people think that the award and medal do not have matching numbers...well this may not always be the case and for sure they have been meticulous in insuring that the awardees, medal and doc are tagged to ensure items match.

Chris

Paul

When Stalin died...he died...quite amazing how his cult of personality was wiped out (ironically it is finding favour with a few now.)

I have few anniversary badges which show his image pre 53....

Chris...(and what the heck it gives me a good excuse to post a few other badges hehe)