Soviet 1951 Orders of the Red Star

[Bill Garvy]

Here are a couple of my 1951 awarded Orders of the Red Star, numbers 2946816 and 2993287. They have flared edges, and an 8 mm wide mint mark with "thick" characters. I am told these were manufactured in 1950-51 by the Moscow Mint, and are an uncommon sub-variation with the total number issued being less than 8000.

Here is 2946816. . .

[Bill Garvy]

Here is number 2993287. . .

What do you think?