Bob Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 There is one on the "site where you can buy everything"-dot-com with #545 yet it is not an Uighur... so it shouldn't exist in that way.Could it be that the same practice that is not uncommon with Soviet Orders of Lenin for instance is also applied to Polar Star? E.g. people were asked to replace an Uighur with a new script one but it continued to have the old number?This would also explain the high price of Uighurs despite - in theory - there being close to 3000 of them based on witnessed numbers.Just a thought... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Rick Research Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 That is certainly as plausible as them simply starting over at "1" every time the design changed-- which the Soviets did NOT do! We need documented Orders Book and awards SETS SETS SETS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed_Haynes Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 Good thougfht, Bob. Something similar has been gnawing at me too. Battushig alludes to a return and replacement policy, with the old badges being melted down by the authorities. Much to think (and ask) about.While Soviet practice is a guide, it a suggestion only. That the Soviets may have done something in a certain way is a hint the Mongols did it too, but I think it requires confirmation.Yet, as Rick says so rightly, documented sets are the evidence we need (absent official government correspondence saying "this is what we are going to do"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vatjan Posted April 18, 2006 Share Posted April 18, 2006 That is certainly as plausible as them simply starting over at "1" every time the design changed-- which the Soviets did NOT do! They definitely started at "1" again each time they changed the design, I've seen type 1's with serial numbers in the 700 range, type 2 n?s 57-2800+, and a type 3 n?2. Now, to know if they were replacements that is hard say, I've no idea.On the other hand there were approx 3000 type 2 awarded and they are fairly common, but there were approx 2500 Red Banner for Military Valor Orders awarded which are MUCH, MUCH rarer. Their design changed more drastically also. So maybe these were exchanged and Polar stars not.Remember I do not know, I'm just thinking aloudSo to quote Rick:We need documented Orders Book and awards SETS SETS SETS Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennC Posted April 19, 2006 Share Posted April 19, 2006 (edited) Some documents. There is no number on first document Edited April 19, 2006 by GlennC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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