order of the red star

[cicero]

guys i need your opninion on this
i want to purchase this one
i know there are different types and also different range of value,between 20-325 dollar
so could someone tell me by the pic,if this is the more expensive or the cheap one ?
thanks in advanse
glenn

order of the red star

[ 21 September 2001: Message edited by: cicero ]

[cicero]

me again
the serial nr is 2790665
anyone an idea ?

[Mike Pinkus]

based on the serial number it falls squarely in the middle of the common ones....not an expensive one...i think only like 3.3 million were awarded
according to Mcdaniel,Paul
mike

[cicero]

you're right
there are 4.000.000 awarded
this one is definitly post war with such a serial number
thanks for the info mike
but it's not worth buying it

glenn

[Rick Research]

from that serial number,it was awarded in July 1948, give or take a month on either side. Possibly a late WW2 award, but more likely a 15 years long service award to an officer or career NCO.

[cicero]

thanks rick
i saw this one on a belgian ebay
i hoped it was the more expensive one,because the seller didn't asked to much

glenn

[Rick Research]

For anyone collecting Soviet awards, Paul McDaniel's "The Comprehensive Guide to Soviet Orders and Medals" is an absolute must. This big heavy volume is the "Bible" for Soviet award collecting.

As far as serial numbers are concerned, they were all a mess during WW2, but afterwards, again centrally issued, the numbers are possible to date, from known, documented awards (either Archive researched or with 1950s Orders Books giving bestowal dates). I am building up a data base on these for military awards.

[ 24 September 2001: Message edited by: Rick Lundstrom ]