Order of the Badge of Honor
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Order of the Badge of Honor, Type 3, Var. 1 "flat back", #43757, circa mid- to
late-1944. Rare sub-variation with larger font in the second line of the mint
mark. No more than 2000 of these were made. This is also one the
relatively few WW2 issues of the suspension type Badge of Honor. In excellent
condition.

Order of the Badge of Honor, Type 3, Var. 1 "flat back", #74595, with award
document, June 1945 issue to a prominent Soviet historian and Marxist philosopher
who had been awarded with a Stalin Prize in 1943. An extremely rare WW2 award to a
political scientist rather than a factory worker, manager or engineer. The set is
in superb condition.

Order of the Badge of Honor, Type 4 Var. 1, 169941, circa 1952. One of the
earliest of the "hollow back" Badges of Honor, this scarce sub-variation features
worker's coveralls without a belt and the serial number without an underline.
The serial number is among the lowest observed for this version. In superb
condition, practically impossible to upgrade.

Order of the Badge of Honor, Type 4, Var. 1, #396159, with a document, awarded in
1966 to a Lithuanian woman. Relatively uncommon version without the raised line
under the serial number. The booklet contains no other decorations and is filled-
out in beautiful calligraphy, a style associated with "Kremlin awards". The order
is in very fine condition, while the document is in excellent condition.

Order of the Badge of Honor / Order of Honor. Subtitled
History and Awards , by Oleg Derevyanko and Valeriy
Durov, C. 2020. Russian text. Large format h/c with tremendous
amount of information and photos. The book is a result of
years of painstaking research and contains massive amount of
data never published before. It will for sure remain the
ultimate word on the subject. Highly recommended for Russian-
speaking collectors and historians.