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    Hello everyone.
    One of my favorite awards but i can barely find much info on certain things. 
    How many times was it awarded approximately? And whats the highest known number for the numbered version?
    Does anyone know?
    Thank you in advance

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    On 1/13/2025 at 12:00 AM, Michaelwave said:

    Hello everyone.
    One of my favorite awards but i can barely find much info on certain things. 
    How many times was it awarded approximately? And whats the highest known number for the numbered version?
    Does anyone know?
    Thank you in advance

    Greeting!

    Perhaps I can provide some information. In the National Statistical Yearbook compiled annually by the People's Republic of Bulgaria, there is a separate page used to count the specific number of various high-level medals and awards awarded. In the statistical yearbooks of the early 1980s, there were still records of the specific number of Red Banner medals awarded, but since the mid-to-late 1980s, the Red Banner medal has no longer been counted. Therefore, the data we are discussing can only be used for data in 1980 or 1981, which is a prerequisite. 

    Combining the data from the Statistical Yearbooks of 1969-1970 and 1979-1980, we can draw the following conclusions: 10,253 Orders of the Red Banner were awarded between 1948 and 1960, 1,258 Orders of the Red Banner were awarded between 1961 and 1978, and there is no record of any Order of the Red Banner being awarded in 1979. Due to missing data, we are unable to obtain more specific data on the number of awards of the Order of the Red Banner as of 1989.

    You also mentioned the part about digital numbers. As for the answer to this part, I can only answer you from the perspective of my own collection.

    According to my personal observation, the maximum number should be around 13000-14000. I have not yet found a number above 14000. Most of the Order of the Red Banner with numbers were awarded between 1959 and 1960. After that, due to changes in the service rules, the number of the Order of the Red Banner was greatly reduced, and the numbering became meaningless and was abolished.

    I hope this information is helpful to you.

    Yours

    Steve

    Posted

    Wow this information is very helpful. I never heard this before! 
    Thank you very much :D 

    1 hour ago, steveBobby said:

    After that, due to changes in the service rules, the number of the Order of the Red Banner was greatly reduced, and the numbering became meaningless and was abolished.

    Was the Red Banner prior to these changes, like the soviet red banner, awarded for years service in the army?

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