DPRK - Order of Soldier's Honour 2nd Class

[Uffz. Rohleder]

Hello all,

 

today i got my first North Korean Award  its the "Order of Soldier's Honour" (I hope i named it right)

Can anyone give me some informations about this Order? How old is it? For what kind of "actions" was he awarded?

 

I Payed 30€ for it - i hope i dont overpaid it much.

 

 

Greetings

Stefan

[paul wood]

Stefan,

It is indeed the Order the Soldier's Honour, 4th type, the only way one can tell whether it is variation 1 or 2 is by the weight, 1 is 33 grams, 2 is 29 grams. These are quite recent productions and are quite common, the early (1950s) Soviet produced pieces are much more difficult to find, one of your type is currently on sale on E-bay for $20.

Hope this is of help,

Paul

[Uffz. Rohleder]

Thank you very much for your help. It seems to be a variation 2. 

Its the first i ever saw since years here in german.  So i decided to buy it. 

And even its just an eyecatcher 

Greetings 

Stefan 

 

[Rogi]

Just to add a bit

 

As Paul stated there is a Soviet (much better quality) and non-Soviet version of these orders.

The 1950s variations have much better quality (ie as an example look like OPW 2 production) and usually screwbacks (I can't recal if they were all serial numbered but I sense recalling a grouping a couple years ago that had a couple of these serial numbered and award booklets) , the distinguishing feature in the inter 1960s period is the weight (and lack of screwback), as Paul mentioned, but the early issue Soviet produced ones are much much nicer and it is noticeable.

The indigenous produced pieces are much more crude in production and aren't serial numbered.

 

It is a great find  especially if it isn't very frequently found in Germany.

Edited February 21, 2016 by Rogi

[Uffz. Rohleder]

Thank you very much Rogi.

To many collectors here are those pieces unknown but always a good conversation piece.

I also have now the correct weigt. Its 27,1g