ORDERS
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the Red Banner 1st Award |  |
 Order of the Red Banner (Îðäåí Êðañíîãî Çíàìåíè;
Orden Krasnogo Znameni). The Order of the Red Banner recognised military deeds. Before the establishment of the Order of Lenin, the Order of the Red Banner functioned as the highest (and practically the only) military order of the USSR. Practically all well-known Soviet commanders became Cavaliers of the Order of the Red Banner. Also awarded to NKVD personnel. Some 581,300 were awarded with many types and variations, including screwbacks until 1943.
Slight
damage on face due to heavy wear. Order no. 8191 (3rd variation, 2nd version, thus with smaller number field that exists in no range 308 – 19897). Only 20006 pieces were issued between 1932 and 1933. It is part of a documented
group together with Order of Red Star (no. 1903530) and two
Mongolian medals (30th Anniversary of Victory over Japan and
the 40th Anniversary of Chalchin-Gole). See also Award
Group 4.
Ribbon:
| A | Abundant,
readily available, often in wholesale quantities. | | C | Common,
always available. Occasionally in quantity. | | R1 | Usually
available without a long delay. Difficult to find in quantity. |
| R2 | Scarce
to rare, less seldom available. | | R3 | Rare.
Difficult to find. | | R4 | Very
rare. Demand outstrips supply, and specimens, when available are often eagerly
sought. | | R5 | Extremely
rare and seldom available. Collector may have to search for a few years to locate
one. | | R6 | Of
the highest rarity. Very difficult to obtain. | | R7 | Almost
never available. Most collectors will not have a chance to acquire these pieces. |
| R8 | Never
been on the market. Almost impossible to obtain. |
| R* | Not
available for collections. |
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