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Based on volume produced, currently for sale and price level, I would have thought A44 would have ranked a bit lower.
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looks almost like cloth under plastic - first time I've seen that
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What's that with red/green ribbon in bottom right hand corner?
Close up please
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AWARD NUMBER DATE
Distinguished Co-Worker of the State Security Service 163 17/07/1944
Distinguished Co-Worker of the State Security Service 393 10/09/1973
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 1 1956
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 52 28/11/1962
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 250 1981
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 424 03/04/1986
Honorious Medal of Labour 9,393 13/11/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 9,672 27/09/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 10,328 30/08/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 10,660 17/10/1951
Honorious Medal of Labour 11,032 06/11/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 16,235 26/06/1964
Honorious Medal of Labour 16,573 15/07/1965
Honorious Medal of Labour 17,040 07/07/1966
Honorious Medal of Labour 23,159 04/08/1976
Honorious Medal of Labour 24,082 14/07/1960
Medal We Won 5,698 16/07/1947
Medal We Won 9,678 09/07/1946
Medal We Won 21,406 20/09/1946
Medal We Won 26,931 28/12/1990
Medal 25 Years of the MPR 13,958 30/07/1946
Medal 25 Years of the MPR 14,184 17/08/1946
Medal 40 Years of the MPR 15,955 15/09/1961
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 854 26/09/1946
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,288 16/09/1947
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 3,813 08/07/1947
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,312 08/07/1947
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,521 11/09/1953
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,228 24/07/1954
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,514 20/08/1951
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 19,346 24/09/1984
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 20,151 19/07/1985
Medal for the Victory over Japan 3,443 06/07/1946
Medal for Unselfishness 1,046 29/04/1999
Medal of Friendship 1,761 12/11/1968
Medal of Friendship 4,086 1971
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,049 01/10/1959
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,552 29/09/1964
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 2,146 00/06/1969
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 2,695 1972
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 2,777 1971
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,836 15/07/1985
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,138 03/04/1986
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,685 27/03/1987
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,300 09/07/1988
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,515 04/07/1991
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,854 29/08/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,885 28/08/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,972 29/08/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 7,388 15/09/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 8,068 09/08/1999
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 8,126 09/08/1999
Order of Combat Red Banner 5,348 09/08/1999
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 5,396 16/02/1965
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 8,128 01/03/1967
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 11,608 13/02/1970
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 16,062 21/02/1972
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 21,460 25/01/1975
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 24,179 20/02/1976
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 31,252 22/02/1978
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 33,062 17/02/1979
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 34,361 23/02/1980
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 43,883 00/03/1984
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 45,130 25/02/1981
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 543 29/05/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 9,195 25/06/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 13,892 10/10/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 15,709 10/11/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 23,451 25/02/1960
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 25,633 02/03/1961
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 29,451 25/02/1962
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 36,905 11/02/1964
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 39,895 04/03/1964
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 61,823 08/02/1969
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 77,748 17/02/1972
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 77,962 17/02/1972
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 84,187 22/02/1973
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 116,403 00/00/1978
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 120,901 27/02/1980
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 130,167 24/02/1981
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 145,118 18/08/1985
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 145,718 1985
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 187,862 22/05/1995
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 191,632 00/5/1997
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 191,640 22/05/1997
Order of Polar Star 88 06/07/1946
Order of Polar Star 822 23/09/1946
Order of Polar Star 1,162 17/10/1951
Order of Polar Star 1,217 04/12/1955
Order of Polar Star 1,225 6/09/1944
Order of Polar Star 1,562 08/07/1947
Order of Polar Star 1,956 29/11/1955
Order of Polar Star 2,265 3/11/1945
Order of Polar Star 2,506 30/12/1956
Order of Polar Star 2,705 08/12/1948
Order of Polar Star 2,946 08/07/1950
Order of Polar Star 3,079 16/01/1957
Order of Polar Star 3,301 1956
Order of Polar Star 3,553 08/07/1947
Order of Polar Star 3,917 30/12/1956
Order of Polar Star 4,832 06/11/1956
Order of Polar Star 4,948 08/12/1948
Order of Polar Star 5,901 20/07/1946
Order of Polar Star 6,133 16/02/1956
Order of Polar Star 6,335 24/05/1950
Order of Polar Star 6,453 10/11/1956
Order of Polar Star 8,143 15/11/1958
Order of Polar Star 9,013 14/12/1957
Order of Polar Star 9,138 14/07/1960
Order of Polar Star 10,358 25/08/1961
Order of Polar Star 11,340 18/05/1965
Order of Polar Star 11,611 00/03/1966
Order of Polar Star 13,376 01/12/1969
Order of Polar Star 14,236 03/07/1971
Order of Polar Star 14,292 03/06/1971
Order of Polar Star 14,718 12/03/1973
Order of Polar Star 15,860 03/07/1971
Order of Polar Star 18,389 19/10/1976
Order of Polar Star 19,735 01/12/1979
Order of Polar Star 25,483 03/04/1980
Order of Polar Star 26,734 19/11/1990
Order of Polar Star 27,017 03/07/1991
Order of Polar Star 28,321 18/04/1995
Order of Polar Star 29,034 29/11/1998
Order of Polar Star 29,893 6-xx-2000
Order of Polar Star 31,529 21/11/2001
Order of Polar Star 185/1804 1936
Order of Suche Baatar 1 1941
Order of Suche Baatar 24 1946
Order of Suche Baatar 31 1949
Order of Suche Baatar 158 1957
Order of Suche Baatar 158 24/10/1957
Order of Suche Baatar 166 29/05/1957
Order of Suche Baatar 340 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 341 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 342 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 343 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 344 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 423 1962
Order of Suche Baatar 423 28/11/1962
Order of Suche Baatar 470 13/12/1963
Order of Suche Baatar 541 1966
Order of Suche Baatar 542 1966
Order of Suche Baatar 558 1966
Order of Suche Baatar 586 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 588 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 589 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 591 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 612 10/11/1968
Order of Suche Baatar 642 12/08/1969
Order of Suche Baatar 684 15/10/1969
Order of Suche Baatar 692 1969
Order of Suche Baatar 803 05/07/1971
Order of Suche Baatar 919 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 922 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 923 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 924 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 925 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 927 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 928 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 931 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 932 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 933 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 937 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 989 1973
Order of Suche Baatar 1,123 1975
Order of Suche Baatar 1,255 14/12/1975
Order of Suche Baatar 1,335 1978
Order of Suche Baatar 1,404 22/10/1980
Order of Suche Baatar 1,412 02/12/1980
Order of Suche Baatar 1,462 08/06/1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,463 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,465 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,491 09/07/1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,530 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,532 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,548 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,562 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,715 1986
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 621 17/11/1951
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1,039 16/02/1956
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1,423 24/12/1959
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 2,329 22/10/1960
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 2,845 01/02/1960
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,744 24/11/1973
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,809 28/04/1980
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 4,452 28/01/1975
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 4,835 22/12/1978
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 5,050 09/07/1981
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 5,826 00/00/1987
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 6,238 15/04/1993
Title of Merit 607 26/06/1981
Virgin Lands 1,187 24/10/1979
Virgin Lands 1,300 24/10/1979
Virgin Lands 3,074 16/12/1982
I think a next step for me is to get a good book on Mongolian history and try to figure out any possible military events (i.e. substantial border clashes) which may be tied with possible surges in military awardings at certain time. All speculation of course... but there are more areas (like the 21/10/1979 Virgin Lands "blitz") where surges of awardings have occured and there MUST be good reasons for that:)
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No problem.
It's not a "perfect" list with reference to types, names, etc. but still I use it as a quick reference to determine with reasonable directional accuracy the timing of certain awards.
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I'm going to keep track here a bit of pricing developments specifically of SB's. May be interesting to look back on 1-2 years from now as a general indicator for Mongolian awards.
Recently sold
SCREWBACK
- USD 1.680, nr 644, Nota Bene
And now then the starting point for future, CURRENTLY FOR SALE (please add if I missed some):
PIN BACK
- USD 1.950, nr 860, www.russianglory.com
- EURO 1.600 (roughly 2.100 USD), nr 1183, www.huesken.com
SCREWBACK
- USD 2.900, nr 640, www.collectrussia.com
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Weird pricing currently in the market...
4th awarding - odd!
- 2.500 USD for nr 3 on alexei's site
- 3.400 USD for nr 55 on collectrussia
- 1.750 USD for nr 86 on collectrussia
3rd awarding - market aligned
- 1.350 USD for nr 125 on alexei's site
- 1.350 USD for nr 167 on alexei's site
- 1.300 USD for nr 198 on collectrussia
2nd awarding - odd!
- 960 USD for nr 85 on alexei's site
- 950 USD for nr 103 on alexei's site
- 650 USD for nr 191 on collectrussia
- 930 USD for nr 383 on alexei's site (incl. box)
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SMALL UPDATE
AWARD NUMBER DATE
Distinguished Co-Worker of the State Security Service 163 17/07/1944
Distinguished Co-Worker of the State Security Service 393 10/09/1973
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 1 1956
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 52 28/11/1962
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 250 1981
Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 424 03/04/1986
Honorious Medal of Labour 9,393 13/11/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 9,672 27/09/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 10,328 30/08/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 10,660 17/10/1951
Honorious Medal of Labour 11,032 06/11/1956
Honorious Medal of Labour 16,235 26/06/1964
Honorious Medal of Labour 16,573 15/07/1965
Honorious Medal of Labour 17,040 07/07/1966
Honorious Medal of Labour 23,159 04/08/1976
Honorious Medal of Labour 24,082 14/07/1960
Medal We Won 9,678 09/07/1946
Medal We Won 26,931 28/12/1990
Medal 25 Years of the MPR 13,958 30/07/1946
Medal 25 Years of the MPR 14,184 17/08/1946
Medal 40 Years of the MPR 15,955 15/09/1961
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 854 26/09/1946
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,288 16/09/1947
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 3,813 08/07/1947
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,312 08/07/1947
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,521 11/09/1953
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,228 24/07/1954
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 19,346 24/09/1984
Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 20,151 19/07/1985
Medal for the Victory over Japan 3,443 06/07/1946
Medal for Unselfishness 1,046 29/04/1999
Medal of Friendship 1,761 12/11/1968
Medal of Friendship 4,086 1971
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,049 01/10/1959
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,552 29/09/1964
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 2,146 00/06/1969
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 2,695 1972
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 2,777 1971
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,836 15/07/1985
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,138 03/04/1986
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,685 27/03/1987
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,300 09/07/1988
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,515 04/07/1991
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,854 29/08/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,885 28/08/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,972 29/08/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 7,388 15/09/1995
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 8,068 09/08/1999
Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 8,126 09/08/1999
Order of Combat Red Banner 5,348 09/08/1999
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 5,396 16/02/1965
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 8,128 01/03/1967
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 11,608 13/02/1970
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 16,062 21/02/1972
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 21,460 25/01/1975
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 24,179 20/02/1976
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 31,252 22/02/1978
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 33,062 17/02/1979
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 34,361 23/02/1980
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 43,883 00/03/1984
Order of Mother Heroine - 1st class 45,130 25/02/1981
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 543 29/05/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 9,195 25/06/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 13,892 10/10/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 15,709 10/11/1958
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 23,451 25/02/1960
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 25,633 02/03/1961
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 29,451 25/02/1962
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 36,905 11/02/1964
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 39,895 04/03/1964
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 61,823 08/02/1969
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 77,748 17/02/1972
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 77,962 17/02/1972
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 84,187 22/02/1973
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 116,403 00/00/1978
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 120,901 27/02/1980
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 130,167 29641
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 145,118 18/08/1985
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 145,718 1985
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 187,862 22/05/1995
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 191,632 00/5/1997
Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 191,640 22/05/1997
Order of Polar Star 88 06/07/1946
Order of Polar Star 822 23/09/1946
Order of Polar Star 1,162 17/10/1951
Order of Polar Star 1,217 04/12/1955
Order of Polar Star 1,225 6/09/1944
Order of Polar Star 1,562 08/07/1947
Order of Polar Star 1,956 29/11/1955
Order of Polar Star 2,265 3/11/1945
Order of Polar Star 2,506 30/12/1956
Order of Polar Star 2,705 08/12/1948
Order of Polar Star 2,946 08/07/1950
Order of Polar Star 3,079 16/01/1957
Order of Polar Star 3,301 1956
Order of Polar Star 3,553 08/07/1947
Order of Polar Star 3,917 30/12/1956
Order of Polar Star 4,832 06/11/1956
Order of Polar Star 4,948 08/12/1948
Order of Polar Star 5,901 20/07/1946
Order of Polar Star 6,133 16/02/1956
Order of Polar Star 6,335 24/05/1950
Order of Polar Star 6,453 10/11/1956
Order of Polar Star 8,143 15/11/1958
Order of Polar Star 9,013 14/12/1957
Order of Polar Star 9,138 14/07/1960
Order of Polar Star 10,358 25/08/1961
Order of Polar Star 11,340 18/05/1965
Order of Polar Star 11,611 00/03/1966
Order of Polar Star 13,376 01/12/1969
Order of Polar Star 14,236 03/07/1971
Order of Polar Star 14,292 03/06/1971
Order of Polar Star 14,718 12/03/1973
Order of Polar Star 15,860 03/07/1971
Order of Polar Star 18,389 19/10/1976
Order of Polar Star 19,735 01/12/1979
Order of Polar Star 25,483 03/04/1980
Order of Polar Star 26,734 19/11/1990
Order of Polar Star 27,017 03/07/1991
Order of Polar Star 28,321 18/04/1995
Order of Polar Star 29,034 29/11/1998
Order of Polar Star 29,893 6-xx-2000
Order of Polar Star 31,529 21/11/2001
Order of Polar Star 185/1804 1936
Order of Suche Baatar 1 1941
Order of Suche Baatar 24 1946
Order of Suche Baatar 31 1949
Order of Suche Baatar 158 1957
Order of Suche Baatar 158 24/10/1957
Order of Suche Baatar 166 29/05/1957
Order of Suche Baatar 340 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 341 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 342 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 343 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 344 1961
Order of Suche Baatar 423 1962
Order of Suche Baatar 423 28/11/1962
Order of Suche Baatar 470 13/12/1963
Order of Suche Baatar 541 1966
Order of Suche Baatar 542 1966
Order of Suche Baatar 558 1966
Order of Suche Baatar 586 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 588 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 589 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 591 1968
Order of Suche Baatar 612 10/11/1968
Order of Suche Baatar 642 12/08/1969
Order of Suche Baatar 684 15/10/1969
Order of Suche Baatar 692 1969
Order of Suche Baatar 803 05/07/1971
Order of Suche Baatar 919 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 922 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 923 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 924 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 925 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 927 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 928 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 931 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 932 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 933 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 937 1971
Order of Suche Baatar 989 1973
Order of Suche Baatar 1,123 1975
Order of Suche Baatar 1,255 14/12/1975
Order of Suche Baatar 1,335 1978
Order of Suche Baatar 1,404 22/10/1980
Order of Suche Baatar 1,462 08/06/1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,463 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,465 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,491 09/07/1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,530 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,532 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,548 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,562 1981
Order of Suche Baatar 1,715 1986
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 621 17/11/1951
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1,039 16/02/1956
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1,423 24/12/1959
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 2,329 22/10/1960
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 2,845 01/02/1960
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,744 24/11/1973
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,809 28/04/1980
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 4,835 22/12/1978
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 5,050 09/07/1981
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 5,826 00/00/1987
Order of the Red Banner of Labour 6,238 15/04/1993
Title of Merit 607 26/06/1981
Virgin Lands 1,187 24/10/1979
Virgin Lands 1,300 24/10/1979
Virgin Lands 3,074 16/12/1982
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Googling leads me to suspect it was for instance given to poets.
Odd how this one has never appeared yet. Albania is still secluded and a mystery wrapped up in a riddle covered by an enigma or however that saying goes.
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ANy of you ever notice a bidder called geldhans?
Bids very frequently on higher end Mongolian items, drives the price up... but sofar (looking at his feedback) has NEVER EVER won a Mongolian item on eBay... why do I suspect that is abnormal?
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Who knows, since Turkmenbashi died last week, the country might open-up for visitors and be more friendly to visitors. Do you remember how much you had to pay for your visa in Turkmenistan?
I think about USD 200 + you MUST (this is compulsory) book your trip via a local travel agent.
Had a similar thing in Libya where I was a few years ago... added difficulty there was that groups of 1 person where not allowed so I had to get visa for 4 people (of which 3 "coincidentally" missed their plane):
- visa costs for 4 people
- compulsory translation of passport into arabic
- compulsory guide during travels
...also, expensive!
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Here already some info... but not a complete overview nor a pic:
http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aasaddambio.htm
- Rafidain Order, First Class ( Military type ).
- Rafidain Order ( Civilian type ).
- Revolution Order first Class
- Order of the People.
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Haven't found an awards overview yet, but did you know Saddam was also a great novelist?
"Zabibah and the King (زبيبة والملك , or Zabibah wal-Malik), written in 2000, is a novel that the CIA believes was written by Saddam Hussein, probably with the help of some ghostwriters.[1] The plot is a love story about a powerful ruler of medieval Iraq and a beautiful commoner girl named Zabiba. Zabiba's husband is a cruel and unloving man who rapes her. The book is set in 7th or 8th century Tikrit, Hussein's home town."
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Looking hard on the internet for an overview of Saddam's awards (curious if he might have any Soviet ones for instance... Order of Friendship for instance:)).
ANyway, if somebody already has a link / pic please post!
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Wow very nice Bob! Thanks for sharing some pictures with us. I can't wait to travel again.
Is there a lot of people speaking Russian in the Caucasus and in Central Asia? I think my limited Russian knowledge will be more usefull than my French, English and German languages out there.
I have to say that I will not travel very luxious as I'm still on a shoestring budget.
Most people 20 and up speak Russian as they had to learn it in school.
If on a shoestring budget, I'd consider ruling out Turkmenistan as it's rather expensive to just get in the country (big visa hassle) and public transport is essentially non-existent.
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And just to show that the country side can be nice as well - near the border town of Kazbegi (i.e. near the Russian / Chechnyan border)0 -
From the Stalin museum, a tabletop copy of the Lenin mausoleum... I never realised that it at one point also had the name of Stalin on it
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Here an example of a seller at the "Dry Bridge Market" in Tbilisi0 -
Here from the Stalin museum one of the few copies of Stalin's death masks
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Hi Bob, I plan to go this summer to Caucasus (visit the 3 countries) or Central Asia (Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) for holidays. I haven't made my choice yet and I'll see what I do depending of when I will finish my studies. I'm going to graduate this year and I want to make a trip before I start looking for a job. I'm very interested in visiting some of the former Soviet Union republics.
Good for you - travelling is great. If you are interested in getting the "Soviet" experience I'd have to be honest to mention though that:
- Turkmenistan has wiped virtually every reference to USSR out of society... museums show history up to early 20th century... then 80-90 years nothing and suddenly history continues with independent Turkmenistan... also in daily life no hammer/sickles anywhere anymore... although it is a unique country in the sense that it is one of the few (with North Korea) where they still have the model of idolization of the great leader... visit sooner rather than later I suggest
- Caucasus... fascinating as well, certainly more "travel friendly" in the sense of good hotels, food, transportation, etc. but will give you much less of an "exotic" feel than Central Asia
Depends on what you are looking for really. I'd go for the -stan countries if your into the Soviet thing.
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Not bad - you got yourself a late OGPW 2 #951880. Even more interesting is the innovative attachment on the #2132344 where Mr Georgia (possibly Mr Russia) decided he had poked enough holes in his good clothes! Other than that its a standard 1985 award. The 3 OGPW's with docs are also standard 1985 awards and the Red Star is potentially a long service award (?). The afghanistan medal I somehow never cared much about and have also totally ignored. Beats me why!
$800 for a #3 RB mmmm...... Let me just say that if its not original (which is my guess!!
) you'd be 800 bucks poorer with nothing to show for it. Wise to have kept away.Now forget the medals... did you vacation in Georgia? What took you there and how was it? Surely not high up on my holiday list although the food and to a lesser extent, the wines could be rather enticing.
Jim
Hi Jim,
Georgia is a very friendly country I have to say... people are very hospitable, food I though was very good, certainly the drinks were... and interesting sites (although winter may not be the ideal time to travel). Of course, I have a bit of a preference for spending my vacations in (formerly) communist countries or current dictatorships or other such countries (was in Turkmenistan for 3 weeks last year... just in time to still be there while it's covered with posters, statues with Turkmenbashi). In Georgia I rented a jeep (not very expensive) and travelled all over (except for some of the potentially dangerous area) - Tbilisi, Gori (where Stalin museum is), Batumi on the coast, the wine district Khakhetie in the East, Borjomi (great mineral water, great baths / massages!), etc.
For other people who like such countries (as well as Soviet awards), I can actually highly recommend travelling to Belarus:
- Brest Fortress is an AMAZING place to visit... the fortress itself, the surrounding park with great socialist realisti statues... and the museum was jampacked with Soviet awards:)
- In Minsk there is a wonderful Museum of the Great Patriotic War (again, filled with medals)
- and of course bliny and other good stuff:)
I'll have a check if I have some old digital pics of Belarus to post. Wasn't into medals then yet, so not much pics, but Belarus is definately a place I'd recommend to all on this forum.
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I won't to buy some of these, but I can't figure out how do they work and how they are made. I'm also wondering how can I display a documented group with order book in such case.
Why don't you just send all your documented groups to me and I'll look into it?
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Confirmation now from 2 seperate sources:
- 1 having heard of it
- 1 having actually physically seen it in somebody's collection (wish that collector could join this forum...)
Isn't it amazing... a field of collecting where the challenge still is to first of all figure out what awards even exist!
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This thread made me grin for some reason
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DATE / SERIAL NUMBER CHECK-IN THREAD
in People's Republic Mongolia
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You are probably correct. I am getting my entire collection out today anyway to reorganize and will check (in my list I also have a column with name of person / source so it's somewhere in my collection I am sure).
I've come to the conclusion I temporarily need to buy more pairs of shoes and less medals as shoe boxes are my main storage devices... have just completed a seperate Albania shoebox, now a Soviet one and subsequently 2 Mongolian ones. Also good against burglers... who'd think of looking in a potentially very smelly shoe box?