Soviet Soviet Orders Marks : Order of the Patriotic War

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Close up

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Yep, these Red Stars sometimes could really surprise you

Here comes another such surprise: two symmetrical “K”

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Another angle

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Mark “X” on Order of Alexander Nevsky (please note how this “X” differs from “bastard” wedge-shaped X’s that we saw on OPW orders)

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Mark “8” on Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3^rd class

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Mark “7” on Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3^rd class

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Mark “Д” on Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3^rd class

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Close up

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Mark reminiscent of "1" on Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky 2^nd class

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Mark “7” on Order of Suvorov 3^rd class

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Mark “A” on Order of Suvorov 3^rd class

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Mark “Д” on Order of Suvorov 3^rd class

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Close up

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Mark “7” on Order of Kutuzov 3^rd class

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Mark “T” on Order of Kutuzov 3^rd class

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Another angle

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Different orders – same technical marks

But the really interesting question will be the time period during which these technical (and personal) marks were in use. Most probable it is period between 1927 and 1945. Indirect evidence that confirm that time period we could get from Mongolian phaleristic (which is simply a subdivision of Soviet phaleristic ).

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Personal and technical marks time horizon

A very interesting perspective could be obtained from marks on early types of Mongolian Orders. As we know before 1991 all Mongolian orders were produced by Soviet mint. Naturally same personal and technical marks that we find on Soviet orders could be found on Mongolian orders. But these marks could be found only and only on Mongolian orders that were manufactured before 1945 (inclusive). Let’s discuss these marks and orders on which they could be found.

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Mongolian Orders with personal and technical marks

In our following discussion I will use Khuujii Urnukh typology of Mongolian Orders. (see Khuujii Urnukh (2010) The Orders and Medals of the Mongolian People’s Republic (1924-1992). Ulaanbaatar, UBprint LLC)

Here comes the list of orders that bear our marks

Order of the Red Banner of Combat Valor

Type 1 variation 2 (with № on reverse)

(production started not earlier than 1927)

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Type 2

(produced between 1931 and 1941)

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Type 3

(production started in April 1941 and ended no later than 1944)

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Type 4

(production started not earlier than October 1945 and (most likely) ended no later than December 1946)

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Order of the Red Banner of Labor Valor

Type 2

(produced between 1931 and 1941)

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Type 3

(production started in April 1941 and ended no later than 1944)

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Order of the Polar Star

Type 1

(produced between 1936 and 1941)