The type 1 ended around #400 and then the (current) type 2 commenced. Apparently, type 2s have been "escaping" from government custody and into the market. I havea good one with a quite fraudulent #223. Medal is good, number is bad, price was low. I am also given to understand that fake type 2s are also being made in Mongolia and in both their northern and southern neighbors. From what I have seen, these fakes are thinner and more insubstantial than the real ones. When working only from images, one need to be very, very careful with these type 2 hero stars. I'll raise some of these issues with Bat when I see him this summer.