Bob

Not sure i’ve posted this yet - 3 framed border shields - Soviet - DDR - Mongolia Would love to add 1-2 more (DPRK?). The person who did the framing did an excellent job incl finding an elegant solution to hang the shields

This brings my Hero of Mongolia collection to the following: - Hero Star with serial nr 13 (confirmed to be awarded to Dandar Baatar) - Hero Star with serial nr 14 (likely awarded to Cosmonaut German Titov) - Hero Star with serial nr 20 (likely awarded to either of Nikolaev, Andrian Grigorevitsh, Gen-Major Aviation, 31.5.1965 OR Beljaev, Pavel Ivanovitsh, Col, 1967) - Hero Star with serial nr 30 (likely awarded to Cosmonaut Gorbatko) - The enamel ribbon awarded to Gongor Shagdar (who was likely awarded the Hero Star with serial nr 3) - Documents apparently belonging to General Dorj (who was - unsure - perhaps awarded the Hero Star with serial nr 7) If anybody happens to have documents related to the first four above, please contact me as I'd love to work out a 'reconnection'. Similarly, if anbody has anything related to the fifth and sixth items listed above (dare I dream: their Hero Star!) please reach out as well to discuss options.

Unplanned but still ended up in my collection: nr 30

Viktor Vasilievich Gorbatko, twice Hero of the Soviet Union, Hero of the Mongolian People's Republic, chairman of the central board of the Soviet-Mongolian friendship society at the "Round Table", dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet-Mongolian armed forces over the Japanese near the Khalkhin-Gol river. Cosmonaut Gorbatko was guesstimated to have been awarded Mongolian Hero star with serial nr 30.

Blast from the past. I managed to acquire another Mongolian Hero Star (will post pics once the item is in hand) and have a suspicion I know to whom it was awarded. Is there any up to date overview of or process to obtain names ofall Soviet recipients of this Mongolian award and their SERIAL nr?

The Type 1 order of labor has been on my wish list for a long time but remained difficult to find until recently!

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Anybody with an update on opportunities to research serial nr’d stars?

Can the numbered editions of these and also the Hero of Labor be researched?

Found the other thread and bumped it

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I have the same one in my collection and coincidentally had it in my hands this week. i believe i posted about it in a different thread several years ago to which somebody replied clarifying the backgrouns of the award. You’ll have to do a search (i was not able to find it).

Great find! I tried ordering the book online which is a real pain. In any case, it appears it is also accessible digitally: Sommario - numismaticadellostato.it

Moved into a new house recently and pleased with my 'library' / man cave / working room which includes a LOT of books (incl. on Soviet, Mongolian, Albanian, DPRK, etc. orders/medals), antique furniture and some art. What's missing still is a nice ceiling lamp (preferably very flat) and the thought got under my skin of a Soviet era lamp with a strong communist vibe (e.g. hammer and sickle). Something similar to below (but then not as a wall mounted lamp but rather ceiling). This is just an example I found online. Not looking for an 'industrial' look, something more refined. Haven't been able to find something on ebay / invaluable.com. Any advice here on where to find genuine Soviet lamps in good condition and with an explicit (e.g. hammer/sickle) vibe to it? Thanks