Is This Order of Glory Good?

[Asterperious]

The script seems quite different from what I've seen, but I'm having a hard time finding a good resource for researching variants on these.

Would appreciate any insight!

[leaftree]

Numbers...

Going off the Mondovor Site http://mondvor.narod.ru

The only Orders of Glory with numbers like that are OGI and duplicates.
This one to me looks like a OGIII painted in gold even though the lighting is not that great.
I suspect the dark streak on the top arm is from the removal of the original numbers, though a better picture and lighting would be necessary to tell for sure.

Here are some OG1's for reference:
https://sovietorders.com/orders/order-of-glory/

Regards,

[Marcel Banziger]

I agree with Leaftree. Most likely an original OGIII with removed serial number (clearly visible as Leaftree also stated). What did you pay for this one? Since usually these are around the $ 10.000,- range. If you paid nowhere near this number than that could be the second clue already of being fake (first clue the removed serial number).

I also think I came across the # 923 already in another discussion. Can't remember exactly where but this thread is worth reading:
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/6060-full-c...ket-realities/

In the end, I am afraid that for more profit some idiot ruined a good OGIII to try and make an OGI, hoping it would fool people to spend some serious money on a doubtful item.

[Asterperious]

Thanks for the help and resources! (they're a bit hard to find on American search engines haha).

I did not pay much for it ($80) and the seller accepted returns so I figured it was worth the gamble despite not being too educated on the subject.

Looks like it's going back from where it came!

[Marcel Banziger]

For $ 80 you already have a hard time finding an original OGIII. So when an OGI is offered for this price all alarm bells should start ringing immediately. The signs of fakery are so obvious that it is not even worth a gamble.