Bryan

Like Andreas said, there is now a big metronome. If you guys like communist architecture, I recommand a ride in Prague's metro. The design is so nice.

There are plenty of books about Soviet period architecture. Too bad I spent much money on medals and not enough on books! I am very much interested in Communist architecture and I also have lot to learn.

Andreas won this round! It was the world biggest Stalin monument ever made and wasunveiled by Czechoslovakia's Communist regime on May 1, 1955. The monument only stand there for 7 years. Too heavy to be displaced, it was blown to pieces. Here is an article of interest : http://www.radio.cz/en/article/66095

There are 4 screws still in place that have been broken in order to take out the plaque.

Here is my new train plaque in my collection. It is a very nice piece and bigger than my other one showed earlier. I'm very satisfied for what it is and for the price I paid for it.

Question #1 is answered. Yes this was in Prague.

Thank you. I didn't know the goldplating had been done by hand.

Small hint: The city where the statue once was is a well known East European "liberated" city.

Is this normal that there seems to be some gold outside the gold disc? See above the red star of the Spassky tower.

Thank you Christian! I really enjoy it.

Thanks Alfred, that is what I was looking for!

No I'm not talking only about enamel but the size of the stars rays. See picture below.

I have 2 Orders of the Red Star in the 6 digits range. My lowest is much thinner than the highest one. The highest number as the same construction as 7 digits Orders of the Red Star. Is there kind of a number range where they stopped to make the thinner Order of the Red Star? #1 Order of the Red Star #380504 #2 Order of the Red Star #733879

Yes I will, but not now. I'm waiting for 2 researches that I ordered 2 weeks ago. Then I will have this one researched after that.

It just came in this morning! Order of Glory II, Type 2 - #6999 It is very thin compared with my other Order of Glory III.

These were identified as fakes on an other forum. In the the orderbook only the first two entries are original. And the s/n range from the "3" would've had a mint mark in two lines, and the "4" a large curved down mint mark.

Thank you Wild Card! Do you know what they did with this statue?

It seems that you can go to the mint and ask them to make you an order if you pay for it. I do not know if they have evidence for that. I'm not a very knowledgeable collector. I'm only collecting Soviet medals and orders since 2 years. I just rely myself to what some "experts" are saying and I try to put my own conclusions out of them.

Rough translation : Below represented model with this error on the reverse, it is not possible to consider as collection piece, since they were stamped into 1993, at the Moscow mint by a private individual in a number of copies. Error was produced randomly, without any preliminary design. Nobody was ever rewarded this medal. Special distinction: not sealed joint ring; the complete absence of oxidation trace.

Please read this if you can! http://awards-su.com/index/md/zaosvbelg/ru/zaosvbelg.htm http://awards-su.com/index/md/oboronakieva...boronakieva.htm

#1 Where was this picture taken? #2 What was special with the statue? #3 When was this monument removed? #4 What stands at this place right now?

Obrigado Dolf!

Some new things in my collection. Order of Military Merit 2nd Class, 5 torches Officer cap badge

So this is quite difficult to evaluate what is a good price if I understand.

2. Tank King of Russia? 1. Isaac Moiseyevich Salzmann He was Major General of Engineer-Tank Service : he was in charged of a thank factory. He got the Hero of Socialist Labor award and Stalin price. 3 Order of Lenins, Order of Suvorov (1st Class), Kutuzov (2nd Class) and 2 Orders of the Red Banner. From the picture posted before, it seems he also had at least 1 Red Star. Thanks to yandex!