Ed_Haynes

Nothing official, to be sure. A quick check in any book (or book section) on US awards would reveal this. No subsequent government would have honored them.

In some cases, perhaps, in many others though "foreign" awards were just mounted from plain red ribbons. Not clear on all these photos which procedure was being used.

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

And . . . since it was in the same place . . . the French medal for the 1956 British-French-Israeli invasion of Egypt -- M?daille d?Orient: ?Moyen-Orient? 1956.

Here it is, I knew it was somewhere about:

Well, we are museum curators -- or, more important, "history curators". If you want to collect things that are just "things" and be driven purely (impurely?) by monetary value, other things exist to study?

At least with Mongolian awards, we are used to a certain mix-and-match approach when it comes to screwplates. Could this not also be the case with Soviet awards?

Was it made without a crown or did it have "surgery" to "cleanse" it?

Nice. Would love to see how they have their converted-to-Soviet-suspension Mongolian medals mounted. On what ribbon?

Another outlink - http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=3222 Somewhere in there is a Red Banner T 4 - # 388681

Yes, I'm not saying at all that your offering was a bad deal. It is just that if people preferred a paper reprint of H&S -- and some do -- the price wasn't anything near to EUR 200, as had been quoted. In fact, a quick search on abebooks shows a large number of even cheaper copies, including originals at WAY under EUR 1200! Try approx. EUR 500 for an original edition. While I don't mind books on CD-ROM, some have an issue with it. But at least, unlike some cheaper reprints, the pages don't fall out of a CD.

Great post, Chuck. We anxiously await photos!

Reprint? How about ?18.00? http://www.naval-military-press.com/FMPro?...ameset.htm&-new

Lovely lovely site! Thanks for posting. Will use it in classes.

But . . . show us a picture!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Whatever we call this thing, here's an effort at a renewed typology: Type 1.1 (Screwback; flat reverse; 5 rivets); Low = 101/High = 840; 1945-?? Type 1.2 (Screwback; circular indentation at center on reverse; 2 rivets); Low = 1038/High = 5873; 19??-70 Type 2.1 (Pinback, 4 rivets, silver); Low = 6036/High = 8722; 1970-2004 Type 2.2 (pinback, bronze); Low = 7120/High = 9066; 2004? Will post some missing varieties here tomorrow.

See also: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8184

Yep, look over there, my friend. We have grown the best Mongolian phaleristic forum here, "under the radar" of all the other stuff going on. Someone with The Power should merge this thread with http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4237 thanks.

Yes, there is legitimate restoration, and we all know what it is, but there is also FRAUD and we all know what it is. Much like the difference between killing and murder? When things are unnamed and unnumbered (and, historically, should have been thus) it all gets very very gray, very quickly, especially when we know there are unethical wolves howling in the forest around us. Were we all like the Gentlemen on this forum, . . . .

No joke! In between the reflectivity and the modest curvature ... gaaaahhh!!! Looks "organic" to me anyway.

See http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=4237 (into which this shoudl probably be merged). Welcome to the WONDROUS INSANITY of Mongolian awards and to the #1 global site on them!

Some call it "restoration", others call it FRAUD.

Not sure this will add much, but the mintmarks and screw-nuts of my two (undocumented) specimens. Both have their nuts intact.

Actually, isn't it spelled ПЛИЕВ???

Page 2. Have not scanned the statutory pages - can do so on request.