Bob

Ah yes - but I wanted to get it in 1 list in 1 thread:) If we all just post our updates in the following thread: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=9917...amp;#entry95886 Then I'll include it in excel sheet, sort nicely and then repost the full list every time there's been some substantial changes. What I've particularly noticed is the complete lack of award booklets for ORCB's...

CURRENT STATUS AWARD NUMBER DATE TYPE Distinguished Co-Worker of the State Security Service 163 17/07/1944 D03a Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 1 1956 Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 52 28/11/1962 Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 250 1981 Honorious Medal of Labour 9,393 13/11/1956 Honorious Medal of Labour 10,660 17/10/1951 Uigur - Var 2 - separately. soldered loop, screwback, no ?No? on the reverse Honorious Medal of Labour 11,032 06/11/1956 Honorious Medal of Labour 16,235 26/06/1964 Uigur - Var 3 - screwback, loop part of medal, hand-engraved # Honorious Medal of Labour 16,573 15/07/1965 Uigiur - Var 3 - screwback, loop part of medal, hand-engraved # 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 Cyrillic - Var 2 - loop part of medal, pinback, rotating-tool engraved # Medal 40 Years of the MPR 15,955 15/09/1961 Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 854 26/09/1936 Var 1 - early suspension, seprately soldered loop, screwback, reverse has ?No? Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,288 16/09/1937 Cloth ribbon, soldered on ring NO in front of number Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 3,813 08/07/1937 Cloth ribbon, soldered on ring Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,521 11/09/1953 Var 2 - early suspension, sep. sold. loop, screwback, no ?No? on the reverse Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,228 24/07/1954 Medal for the Victory over Japan 3,443 06/07/1946 Thick Medal for Unselfishness 1,046 1990 Type 2, Var 1 - numbered / silver 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 Screwback; 2 rivets 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 Var 2 - screwback, dimple on reverse, 2 rivets Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,685 27/03/1987 ? Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,515 04/07/1991 ? Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,854 29/08/1995 Var 1 - 1970 - 2004, pinback Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,885 28/08/1995 Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 7,388 1995 1970 type 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 Var 2 - 2 rivets, serial at 5 o?clock, 1970 - 2004 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 Type 1.2 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 Var 1 - screwback, hand-engraved 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 Type 1.1 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 Type 1.2 (Screwback, Mongolian-made) Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 145,118 18/08/1985 Type 1.2 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 Polar Star 88 06/07/1936 T3V1 - 3 rivets, serial at 7-8 clock Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 1,162 17/10/1951 Order of Polar Star 1,225 6/09/1944 Uigur - Screwback; МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN at ? Order of Polar Star 1,562 08/07/1937 Var 2 - 1940-1941, Uighur script, screwback, ?монетый двор? Order of Polar Star 1,956 29/11/1955 Order of Polar Star 2,265 3/11/1945 Uigur - Screwback; МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN at ? Order of Polar Star 2,506 30/12/1956 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 2,705 08/12/1948 Order of Polar Star 2,946 08/07/1950 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 3,079 16/01/1957 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 3,301 1956 1941 type, screwback, slightly concave Order of Polar Star 3,917 30/12/1956 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 4,832 06/11/1956 Order of Polar Star 4,948 08/12/1948 Order of Polar Star 6,133 16/02/1956 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 6,453 10/11/1956 Order of Polar Star 8,143 15/11/1958 Var 2 - 1941-1970, cyrillic script, flatback, number under screwpost Order of Polar Star 9,013 14/12/1957 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 9,138 14/07/1960 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 10,358 25/08/1961 Var 3 - 1941-1970, cyrillic script, flatback, number at 6 o?clock Order of Polar Star 11,611 00/03/1966 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 13,376 01/12/1969 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 14,236 03/07/1971 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 14,292 03/06/1971 Var 3 - 1941-1970, cyrillic script, flatback, number at 6 o?clock Order of Polar Star 14,718 12/03/1973 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 15,860 03/07/1971 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 19,735 01/12/1979 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 25,483 03/04/1980 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 27,017 03/07/1991 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 28,321 18/04/1995 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 29,893 6-xx-2000 Var 1 - 1970 - 2003, Cyrillic script, pinback, silver Order of Polar Star 31,529 21/11/2001 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 185/1804 1936 Type 1 (Screwback; МОНДВОР mintmark; long oval design) Order of Suche Baatar 1 1941 Order of Suche Baatar 24 1946 Order of Suche Baatar 31 1949 Order of Suche Baatar 158 1957 Screwback 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 Screwback 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 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 Typ 1 screwback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1,039 16/02/1956 Typ 1 screwback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 2,845 01/02/1960 Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,744 24/11/1973 Var 1 - 1945 - 1970, screwback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,809 28/04/1980 Order of the Red Banner of Labour 5,826 00/00/1987 Typ 2 pinback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 6,238 15/04/1993 Typ 2 pinback Title of Merit 607 26/06/1981 Type 2.1 (numbered); Low = 0008, High = 789 Virgin Lands 1,187 24/10/1979 enamelled Virgin Lands 1,300 1979 enamelled Virgin Lands 3,074 16/12/1982 painted

Please provide short description of: - name of award (and Battushig code if possible) - serial number - date of awarding (dd/mm/yy) - type / description (e.g. type 2.1 - uigur script, 3 rivets, SN at 6 '0 clock with No in front) Please only make posting for awards where the date is VERIFIABLY known (either you have the booklet, have seen the booklet or know the award date from other reliable sources). Please only stick to awards where award and booklet are serial numbered. Please do NOT post photographs etc. which should simply be posted in the relevant thread for that award on this forum. Will be good to have this all in 1 single public place. Thanks for all your help - results will be shared with all.

Have combined now also with all quoted serial number / dates on this site. List is close to 170 entries now in easy excel format which provides easy way to "date" awards even if you do not have a document. Do also have "source" column in excel to enable easy access to right person for questions. Suggest creating a seperate "serial number / date checkin" thread ONLY for awards where both serial number and date are verifiably known. Could the administrator then possibly make it a sticky? AWARD NUMBER DATE TYPE Distinguished Co-Worker of the State Security Service 163 17/07/1944 D03a Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 1 1956 Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 52 28/11/1962 Hero of Labour Gold Soyombo 250 1981 Honorious Medal of Labour 9,393 13/11/1956 Honorious Medal of Labour 10,660 17/10/1951 Uigur - Var 2 - separately. soldered loop, screwback, no ?No? on the reverse Honorious Medal of Labour 11,032 06/11/1956 Honorious Medal of Labour 16,235 26/06/1964 Uigur - Var 3 - screwback, loop part of medal, hand-engraved # Honorious Medal of Labour 16,573 15/07/1965 Uigiur - Var 3 - screwback, loop part of medal, hand-engraved # 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 Cyrillic - Var 2 - loop part of medal, pinback, rotating-tool engraved # Medal 40 Years of the MPR 15,955 15/09/1961 Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 854 26/09/1936 Var 1 - early suspension, seprately soldered loop, screwback, reverse has ?No? Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 1,288 16/09/1937 Cloth ribbon, soldered on ring NO in front of number Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 3,813 08/07/1937 Cloth ribbon, soldered on ring Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 4,521 11/09/1953 Var 2 - early suspension, sep. sold. loop, screwback, no ?No? on the reverse Medal for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,228 24/07/1954 Medal for the Victory over Japan 3,443 06/07/1946 Thick Medal for Unselfishness 1,046 1990 Type 2, Var 1 - numbered / silver 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 Screwback; 2 rivets 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 Var 2 - screwback, dimple on reverse, 2 rivets Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 5,685 27/03/1987 ? Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,515 04/07/1991 ? Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,854 29/08/1995 Var 1 - 1970 - 2004, pinback Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 6,885 28/08/1995 Order for Meritorious Service in Battle 7,388 1995 1970 type 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 Var 2 - 2 rivets, serial at 5 o?clock, 1970 - 2004 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 Type 1.2 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 Var 1 - screwback, hand-engraved 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 Type 1.1 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 Type 1.2 (Screwback, Mongolian-made) Order of Mother Heroine - 2nd class 145,118 18/08/1985 Type 1.2 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 Polar Star 88 06/07/1936 T3V1 - 3 rivets, serial at 7-8 clock Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 1,162 17/10/1951 Order of Polar Star 1,225 6/09/1944 Uigur - Screwback; МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN at ? Order of Polar Star 1,562 08/07/1937 Var 2 - 1940-1941, Uighur script, screwback, ?монетый двор? Order of Polar Star 1,956 29/11/1955 Order of Polar Star 2,265 3/11/1945 Uigur - Screwback; МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР mintmark; Uighur; SN at ? Order of Polar Star 2,506 30/12/1956 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 2,705 08/12/1948 Order of Polar Star 2,946 08/07/1950 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 3,079 16/01/1957 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 3,301 1956 1941 type, screwback, slightly concave Order of Polar Star 3,917 30/12/1956 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 4,832 06/11/1956 Order of Polar Star 4,948 08/12/1948 Order of Polar Star 6,133 16/02/1956 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 6,453 10/11/1956 Order of Polar Star 8,143 15/11/1958 Var 2 - 1941-1970, cyrillic script, flatback, number under screwpost Order of Polar Star 9,013 14/12/1957 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 9,138 14/07/1960 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 10,358 25/08/1961 Var 3 - 1941-1970, cyrillic script, flatback, number at 6 o?clock Order of Polar Star 11,611 00/03/1966 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 13,376 01/12/1969 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 14,236 03/07/1971 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 14,292 03/06/1971 Var 3 - 1941-1970, cyrillic script, flatback, number at 6 o?clock Order of Polar Star 14,718 12/03/1973 Screwback; Cyrillic Order of Polar Star 15,860 03/07/1971 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 19,735 01/12/1979 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 25,483 03/04/1980 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 27,017 03/07/1991 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 28,321 18/04/1995 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 29,893 6-xx-2000 Var 1 - 1970 - 2003, Cyrillic script, pinback, silver Order of Polar Star 31,529 21/11/2001 Type 4 (Pinback) Order of Polar Star 185/1804 1936 Type 1 (Screwback; МОНДВОР mintmark; long oval design) Order of Suche Baatar 1 1941 Order of Suche Baatar 24 1946 Order of Suche Baatar 31 1949 Order of Suche Baatar 158 1957 Screwback 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 Screwback 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 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 Typ 1 screwback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1,039 16/02/1956 Typ 1 screwback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 2,845 01/02/1960 Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,744 24/11/1973 Var 1 - 1945 - 1970, screwback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 3,809 28/04/1980 Order of the Red Banner of Labour 5,826 00/00/1987 Typ 2 pinback Order of the Red Banner of Labour 6,238 15/04/1993 Typ 2 pinback Title of Merit 607 26/06/1981 Type 2.1 (numbered); Low = 0008, High = 789 Virgin Lands 1,187 24/10/1979 enamelled Virgin Lands 1,300 1979 enamelled Virgin Lands 3,074 16/12/1982 painted

Change the world and start with yourself So I've dived into my two shoeboxes full of Mongolian goodies and filtered out: - all awards with numbers on them - then only the ones for which I have the corresponding booklet - then only the ones where the booklet is clear / specific about the date (e.g. leaving out old Uigur script Polar stars where it's not 100% clear from the booklet what the award date is... or if it is even matching the actual Polar star) Added these all into 1 excel list: AWARD - NUMBER - DATE - TYPE Added to this similar awards seen today on some of the well known dealers sites. Presto... a list of 25 items which makes it very quick to see patterns in awarding of orders / medals over time; enables you to easily guesstimate from what time period your undocumented award is; and may also help in future to spot "creatively adjusted" award booklets! There's not that many numbered / documented awards out there so this should not become a huge undertaking. Am now looking to substantially expand this - who else is willing to take the excel sheet over, spend 15 minutes or so to update it and send it back for me to coordinate sending on to the next person? Again, only for numbered awards where both the award AND the booklet are available (to ensure we can also be clear on the type... e.g. an Uigur vs. Cyrillic Medal of Labour). Will make the file available to all who participate of course. Who's willing and able? Drop me a PM.

Well... the D1 is being offered for 4500 USD and the D2 for 2500 USD by a guy named Igor in Moscow:)

Wouldn't you like to have this? Assuming it's real of course.

If so, then we may have a fake on our hands. Let me post some more pics. Also of an other item that is being offered for sale. I am not so sure though. It looks identical to the one in B's book.

larger pic

http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/t...70be12f8e71d2bb

Below is currently for sale 2 148's???

Interesting - does not appear to have a mint mark

Ehmm wrong country?

Prices are down... or up? Try finding a Order of SB - I can only see 3 for sale right now and much higher prices than ever before... which I don't quite see dropping because supply has simply dried out. Curious why this has happened... even on eBay. Can't just be the state vaults which have dried up...

Yes, some are numbered. A silver number 10 coming my way. Will post pic when I get it.

Anybody with a comprehensive overview of orders / medals types and serial numbers observed (and dates preferably!) and willing to share it? Would like to do a review of my collection vs. such a list and would obviously provide any feedback (low / high, dates, pics of types, etc.) if I see things not yet reflected.

Interestingly enough the Partisan badge in Battushig's book also has the source markings "erased" on the obverse of the nut - could there be some "political" reason to do so or just a coincidence?

Just received an unnumbered screwback Partisan in great condition. The nut is quite interesting - it is the same as one in a previous post but someone has deliberaely "wiped out" the legibility of the obverse of the nut for some reason. It is still readable - in relief - on the reverse. I'm always surprised about the size of these Mongolian awards / badges. They tend to appear much smaller on a picture then they wind up being in reality:)

Indeed. Virtually nothing left on eBay and am also experiencing trouble getting items which I acquired via eBay several weeks ago from the typical sellers (not getting invoice, no mail contact despite repeated reminders, items not being delivered). World has certainly changed the from 6-9 months ago.

Nice these mixed ribbon bars - especially the Mongolian ones at bottom of course:)

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=8495 Useful link - Ed, please post pics of the cased award mentioned in that thread

come on, UK hasn't been a superpower for 100 years or more - at a certain point you've gotta start living within your means

Praise to the person who triggered / is hosting this forum! Much progress the past 6 months!

Just in, already shown in this thread but still, nice to see a 2nd class pinback and 3rd class screwback next to each other:)