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Order of the Red Banner
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Order of the Red Banner, Type 1 Var. 1, #153, circa 1932-1934 issue. Among
the first USSR Orders of the Red Banner and one of only 170 of its variation
ever produced. This extremely rare version features "Mirror" reverse with
serial number engraved at 10 o'clock position. Superb piece in very fine
condition.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 1, Var. 2, Sub-var. 2 ("Mirror Reverse"),
#981, Feb. 1937 award for the Spanish Civil War. From 1936-
37, the recipient served as an aviation technician with the 15th Ground Attack
Group (flying Soviet R-5 airplanes) of the Spanish Republican Air Forces. With its
extremely low serial number, the award is extraordinary in more ways than one!
Fine unaltered condition, very respectable for an "Mirror Reverse" screw back.
Comes with archival research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 1 Var. 2 Sub-var. 2 ("Mirror Reverse"), #2953
awarded in 1938 to an Infantry Private for the Battle of Lake Khasan. A
very uncommon award, one of slightly over 2000 bestowed for that conflict.
Attractive unaltered piece in F/VF condition, far better than typical for such an
early issue. Comes with archival research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 1, Var. 2, Sub-var. 2, #3586, awarded in November
1939 to an NKVD officer who served in SMERSH Counterintelligence later in the war
and remained on active duty in MGB State Security until 1954. The award was almost
certainly for either the Soviet invasion of Poland in September 1939 or the
fighting against the Japanese at Khalkhin-Gol in August 1939. The order is a very
early and uncommon version of the "Mirror Reverse" Red Banner. In very fine
condition, far better than the average for the screw back type.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 1, Var. 2, Sub-var. 3 ("Mirror Reverse"), #11609,
March 1940 issue to an artillery jr. lieutenant for storming the Mannerheim
Line during Winter War against Finland. . Wounded in action 3 times during the
Finnish campaign, the recipient later fought against the Finns and Germans in the
Patriotic War, was wounded again, and earned 2 more decorations. The order is in
fine unaltered condition, very respectable for the early "Mirror back" version.
Comes with archival research including a very uncommon commendation for the 1940
Order of the Red Banner.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 2, #21548, Nov. 1941 issue to a Politruk for
leading several infantry counter attacks against Finish troops in Karelia in June-
Aug. 1941. Among the earliest awards of the Patriotic War, this piece is also
one of the first "Montentyi Dvor" Red Banners that came immediately after the
"Mondvor" version. In fine condition, never converted to suspension. Comes
with archival research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #28633, awarded in May 1942
to an infantry sergeant, 43rd Army, Western Front, initially recommended for
the Order of Lenin for exceptional bravery in a battle west of Moscow. He
climbed into a Soviet KV tank immobilized and abandoned in no man's land, and put
its cannon to good use disabling a German panzer and destroying two weapon nests.
On two other occasions, he laid a telephone wire "under a hail of bullets"
providing a vital link between the regiment's command post and forward battalions.
VF condition, better than the average for a screw back version. Comes with
archival research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 1, #50749, awarded on 1 Jan.
1943 to an IL-4 bomber pilot for flying 30 combat missions within a few
weeks. Later that month, he survived being shot down by friendly fire over
Stalingrad. Among his targets were enemy airfields and railway hubs in
Bryansk, Oryol, Vyazma, and Rzhev. Interestingly, one of his long-range missions
was to bomb Warsaw. In fine overall condition, w. partly repaired enamel but never
converted to suspension. Comes w. archival research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 2, Var. 3, Sub-var. 2, #73065, Feb. 1944 issue to a
Colonel, chief of artillery of a rifle division, who was later promoted to General
and had a total of 5 Orders of the Red Banner, all of them "plain" rather
than sequential awards! The award was for his leadership in Operation Neva-2, the
lifting of the siege of Leningrad. Fair to good condition; once had an added
suspension but still retains the old screw post w. silver screw plate. Comes w.
archival research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 3, Var. 1 ("Swallow Tail"), #82237, awarded in May
1944 to an artillery battery commander for bravery during the liberation of
Crimea. Often acting in close support of Soviet tank assaults, his battery
wiped out numerous German targets including two airplanes caught on an airfield.
This heroic officer earned a total of 5 combat decorations during WW2, including
the Order of Alexander Nevsky. The Red Banner, a very scarce transitional version
between screw back and suspension, is in fine condition. Comes with archival
research.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 4 Var. 1, #177848, c. late 1944 issue.
Outstanding condition.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 5 Var. 1 "Valik", #336541, with a document, awarded
in Nov. 1950 to an Army Captain, an ethnic Armenian. In excellent condition.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 5 Var. 1 ("Valik"), #343106, circa 1950 issue. A scarce and distinctive version in Near Mint condition.
Order of the Red Banner, Type 5, Var. 3, Sub-var. 2 (Strekalov classification), #420747, c.1954. Near mint condition, literally impossible to upgrade.
Order of the Red Banner, 2nd Award, Type 5 Var. 1 Sub-var. 3, #26731, circa 1955-
56 issue. This specimen is from a very small series of just 600 produced by the
Moscow Mint in 1954. EXC condition.
Order of the Red Banner 3rd Award, Type 4, Var. 2, Sub-var. 4, #2328, awarded in
Oct. 1944 to Commander of a Ground Attack Air Division. Only some 600 of this
rare wartime version were ever issued. Superb condition - literally
impossible to upgrade. Comes with archival research.
Order of the Red Banner 4th Award, Type 5, Var. 1, Sub-var. 2, #2571, circa 1952-
53 issue. In outstanding condition. A very scarce piece from the Korean War era
with a good research potential.