Soviet The Order of the Red Banner

[rboomsma]

and more

[rboomsma]

and last but not least, but he converted it to a screwback.

[Gerd Becker]

Extremly nice, gentlemen

Thanks a lot for posting your Red Banners.

Ron, could you post the reverses of yours as well? I allways like to see the mint-mark and the serialnumber, if possible. That would be great.

Beautiful ORB?s everyone

Edited May 14, 2006 by Gerd Becker

[Gerd Becker]

Here is my latest (in a double sense) Red Banner, a Type 4 with Nr. 542.238 :

[Paul R]

Wild Card and rboomsma,

Amazing groups! I have never before seen a "5"! Has anyone seen a higher number before?

Gerd,

Based upon the SSN of yours, when do you think that it was awarded?

Paul

[Gerd Becker]

Paul,

going by our new database its sometimes between 1967/68 probably. The research could turn out interesting, i guess.

Gerd

[Dolf]

Hi Gerd,

Here are my T3 and T4.

T3V1, S/N 105747, obverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same, reverse.

Dolf

PS: Research tried twice, in both cases a dead-end!

[Dolf]

T3V2 (curved line sub-variation) S/N 199206, obverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same, reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Closeup of the reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

T3V2 (straight line sub-variation) S/N 247582, obverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same, reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Closeup of the reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

T3V3, S/N 320255, obverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same, reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

T3V4, S/N 350603, obverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same, reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

And the only T4 I'm keeping.

S/N 373714, obverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Same, reverse.

Dolf

[Dolf]

Enjoy, Gerd, I know how much you love this Order (also one of my favorites)

There is another one, a researched screwback T2V2 posted here, but I guess you saw that one before:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5876

Dolf

[Gerd Becker]

Nice examples, Dolf Thanks for posting them here again

You have a few variations, which are still missing in my little collection, the Type 3 Variation 4, for example.

[Dolf]

Nice examples, Dolf Thanks for posting them here again

You have a few variations, which are still missing in my little collection, the Type 3 Variation 4, for example.

The red enamel on that particular piece is maybe one of the nicest of them all. Well, maybe, as others also have a very attractive red enamel, such as the T3V1, or the T3V2 (straight line sub-variation), or the T4... I was almost tempted to name them all...

A beautiful Order, no question about that, with a beautiful design!

But to be honest, there is not one single Soviet Order (from those I have) that I wouldn't find attractive, so...

Maybe, just maybe, the OoG is the one I'd find less attractive... maybe because it doesn't have as much of that unique Soviet red enamel

Dolf

[Wild Card]

Hi Dolf,

Maybe it?s the lighting or the exposure or whatever... but the enamel on the example in post #115 is as good as it gets - a real keeper!

Best wishes,

Wild Card

[Gerd Becker]

The red enamel on that particular piece is maybe one of the nicest of them all. Well, maybe, as others also have a very attractive red enamel, such as the T3V1, or the T3V2 (straight line sub-variation), or the T4... I was almost tempted to name them all...

A beautiful Order, no question about that, with a beautiful design!

But to be honest, there is not one single Soviet Order (from those I have) that I wouldn't find attractive, so...

Maybe, just maybe, the OoG is the one I'd find less attractive... maybe because it doesn't have as much of that unique Soviet red enamel

Dolf

Dolf,

i know that. I really like the early Type 3 ORB?s, but the later ones have their own beauty too.

Gerd