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Check it out! :lol:

Ok.

So I am watching this "Superhero Movie" from 2008

Not a masterpiece (to put it mildly) ...

But toward the end of this flick I was rewarded for my patience

I think that photo from post #13 and this one came from the same serie ...

Was looking through my old auction catalogues yesterday and found this interesting photo

Any more questions

Ok.

Here we have Emperor Meiji signatures from three different documents for Golden Kite Order that bear same date April 1, 1906

I'd say a perfect match man!

Excellent info Oleg!

Many thanks

All I can say to is that it was issued by some organization "Union of Wаrriors of submarine force of Russia" based in St.Petersburg for "For concern (old style радение is closer to zeal) to the marine affaire"

Never heard about such org (maybe guys from faleristika will recognize this organization? ).

The only submarine veterans organization that is known to me in St.Petersburg is this one

http://www.submarinersclub.ru/index_rus.htm

This badge of course unofficial award.

But piece looks really nice!

Mint quality!

And judging by the number (looks like laser engraving to me ) - there are not many of them around!

Cheers,

Nick

Yes, but maybe our colleges mark them as variations anyway?

All I can say is that once I read somewhere that there are 12 variations of docs for this medal.

Maybe just another phaleristic gossip :whistle:

You are forgetting about GB, US, etc ...

Nice medals Gents!

Unmarked medals were manufactured by Moscow Mint

Leningrad pieces have better quality and also slightly more rare than Moscow pieces

If I remember correctly 12 different variants of docs should be in existence for this one

Cheers,

Nick

Excellent piece Sergio!

Made by Leningrad Mint (ЛМД mark on ring)

Now you need to find piece that was made by Moscow Mint.

It will have mark ММД at the bottom of reverse.

Another stable characteristic of Moscow vs. Leningrad is packaging.

Leningrad pieces packed in plastic while Moscow pieces in white cardboard cases.

Regards,

Nick

Original regulation

УЧРЕЖДЕНА

Указом Президента Российской Федерации

от 19 февраля 2003 года N 210

УТВЕРЖДЕНО

Указом Президента Российской Федерации

от 19 февраля 2003 года N 210

1. Медалью "В память 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга" награждаются:

участники обороны г.Ленинграда, награжденные медалью "За оборону Ленинграда";

граждане, награжденные знаком "Жителю блокадного Ленинграда";

труженики тыла, работавшие в период Великой Отечественной войны 1941 - 1945 годов в г.Ленинграде и награжденные государственными наградами;

граждане, награжденные медалью "В память 250-летия Ленинграда";

граждане, внесшие значительный вклад в развитие г.Санкт- Петербурга.

2. Медаль "В память 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга" носится на левой стороне груди и располагается после медали "За заслуги в проведении Всероссийской переписи населения".

УТВЕРЖДЕНО

Указом Президента Российской Федерации

от 19 февраля 2003 года N 210

Medal description

Медаль "В память 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга" - из латуни, имеет форму круга диаметром 32 мм.

На лицевой стороне медали - профильное портретное изображение Петра Великого, увенчанного лавровым венком. По окружности медали - надпись: "В память 300-летия Санкт- Петербурга".

На оборотной стороне медали, в центре, - вертикально поставленный скипетр, наложенный на два перекрещенных якоря - морской и речной, по краям медали - цифры "1703" и "2003".

Все изображения и цифры на медали рельефные.

Медаль при помощи ушка и кольца соединяется с пятиугольной колодкой, обтянутой шелковой муаровой лентой. "Ширина ленты - 24 мм. Лента красного цвета, с двумя полосами белого цвета по краям, каждая - шириной 1 мм. Вдоль средней линии ленты изображение ленты медали "За оборону Ленинграда" шириной 8 мм.

Nice medal and interesting typology of docs Sergio!

Complimenti!

P.S. A little note. After president order # 1099 from 07.09.2010 this medal is no longer in the list of official awards of RF.

Yes, you are!

Hmmm

This is slightly puzzling ...

Oleg, any traces of regulation for these wings in national diet archive? :whistle:

Actually these kanji can be found on the box lid (post #2)

5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th kanji top-down

But I can't post them now since I am on this mobile nonsense ...

Even 6 years old thread was disturbed!

Pronunciation: Kenkoku Kourou Shou

I will post kanji tomorrow

No problem!

With one of these two I will help in a couple of minutes

I guess you could try

"Uniforms of the Imperial Russian Army" by Boris and John Mollo that was published in 1979 by Blandford Press.

"Imperial Russian Field Uniforms and Equipment 1907-1917" by Johan Somers published by Schiffer in 2008.

..., do you have a photo that could reasonably pass for Erast Petrovich Fandorin?

Aha!

Imaginary characters

No problem!

Composite drawing can be found here

http://www.fandorin.ru/fandorin/photorobot.html

Now we all should be on a lookout for a photo of guy that looks more or less like this

Best,

Nick

What I´m looking for, is a book, which describes their uniforms and the shoulder straps during the period of the russian-japanese war until 1919.

Describes them in English/German do you mean?

If so, then I don't know such book.

Also regimental histories/полковые истории sometimes also very useful.

184 volume of different Russian regiments published in XIX and early XX century can be downloaded here (PDF/DJVU formats)

http://www.runivers.ru/lib/rubriks/180570/

Regards,

Nick