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Order of the Red Banner of Labor(originally also spelled Order of the Red Banner of Labor) - general civil award USSR awarded for meritorious work. Established CEC And Council of People's Commissars of the USSR from September 7 1928.

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Before the establishment of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR, the VIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets on December 28, 1920 established Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR, and somewhat later similar orders were established in other Soviet republics.

The first to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR was a peasant from the Bykhov district Gomel province Menchukov Nikita, awarded this award by the Decree VTsIK RSFSR dated July 28, 1921 for selfless defense against ice drift Chigirinsky bridge.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR No. 1 was awarded to the team Putilov factory in Leningrad.

In total, by the beginning of 1977, more than 1 million awards with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor had been made.

Cities awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor:

• Nikolaev , Tiraspol , Dneprodzerzhinsk , Vorkuta , Gomel , Peaceful(1970)
• Kaliningrad , Kaluga , Magnitogorsk , Murmansk , Nizhny Tagil , Novokuznetsk , Novomoskovsk , Omsk , Orsk , Podolsk , Tver , Yaroslavl , Vladimir , Mariupol , Berezniki , Angarsk , Temirtau , Norilsk , Kramatorsk , Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk(1971)
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky(1972)
• Kirov , Vitebsk , Poltava(1974)
• Krivoy Rog(1975)
• Cherepovets , Makeevka , Rybinsk , Kineshma(1977)
• Bishkek , Petrozavodsk , Kherson , Grodno , Kovrov , Narva , Upper Salda(1978)

Order of the Red Banner of Labor- Established by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of September 7, 1928. Awarded to people who have great labor merits to the Soviet state and society in the field of production, science, culture, literature, art, public education, health care, in state, public and other areas of work. The first recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR was a peasant of the Bykhov district of the Gomel province Menchukov Nikita, who was awarded this award by the Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR of July 28, 1921 for selfless protection from the ice drift of the Chigirinsky bridge.

Rewarding

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is awarded to:

• citizens of the USSR;
• enterprises, associations, institutions, organizations, union and autonomous republics, territories, regions, autonomous regions, autonomous districts, districts, cities and other settlements.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor can also be awarded to persons who are not citizens of the USSR, as well as enterprises, institutions, organizations, and settlements of foreign states. The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is awarded for great achievements in the development of industry, agriculture, construction, transport and other sectors of the national economy, in increasing the efficiency of social production, for the highest rates of growth in labor productivity, improving product quality, developing and introducing into production more advanced technological processes;

• for stable high results in the fulfillment and overfulfillment of planned targets and accepted socialist obligations;
• for major successes in increasing the productivity of agricultural crops and the productivity of public animal husbandry, increasing the production and sale of agricultural products to the state;
• for great services in the development of science and technology, the introduction of their latest achievements in the national economy, for inventions and rationalization proposals of great technical and economic importance;
• for great merits in strengthening the country's defense capability;
• for especially fruitful activity in the field of Soviet culture, literature and art;
• for great services in the education and communist education of the younger generation, the training of highly qualified personnel in the field of health care, the development of trade, public catering, housing and communal services, consumer services for the population, for special achievements and the development of physical culture and sports;
• for important services in the field of state and social activities, in strengthening socialist law and order;
• for great services in the development of economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation between the USSR and other states.

Description

The appearance, dimensions and materials used to make the order have changed many times, both during the creation process and after its establishment. Variants of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor, awarded to the awarded, can be divided into two main types:

I type

Order of the sample 1928, "Triangle".

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR of the 1928 model differed significantly in size and appearance from subsequent versions. The base of the sign was a toothed gear, along the borders of which, along the circumference, were placed ears of wheat. The lower part of the gear was covered by a right-angled triangle of red enamel, facing down at a right angle. In the central part of the sign, partially covering the triangle, there was a circle with the image of a hydroelectric power station on it. In the center of the circle was a gilded image of a hammer and sickle. In the upper part of the circle there is a small panel of an enameled red banner with the inscription "Proletarians of all countries, unite!". The letters "USSR" were located at the bottom of the order on a stylized shield. The badge of the order itself consists of two parts. The first, main part is a toothed gear with an enamel triangle, a central circle and a shield at the bottom. The second part is a gilded hammer and sickle, attached to the main part with two rivets. On the reverse of the badge, in its central part, there is a large recess of the correct rounded shape, in the center of which there is a threaded pin. The pin itself and the underlying round platform are made of silver. Two rivets holding the hammer and sickle are located next to the pin (at 3 and 7 o'clock on the dial). The mark "MONDVOR" in raised letters is located approximately 5 mm below the pin (at 6 o'clock). The stigma is slightly curved down in an arc (depression). The number of the order, made by stamping, is located outside the central recess. It was stamped on the reverse, in the projection of the lower curly plate bearing the letters "USSR". The clamping nut had a diameter of 28 mm (early characters) or 32 mm (late characters). The order was made of silver. Sign dimensions: width - 38 mm, height - 43 mm.

II type

Order sample 1936.

The badge of the order consists of five parts. The first, main part of the order is a gear with the image of a hydroelectric power station on it and the inscription "Proletarians of all countries, unite!". The second part is an enamel red banner with the inscription "USSR", combined with a rounded gilded wreath of oak leaves. The second part is attached to the main part with three rivets. The third part of the order is gilded ears of wheat, intertwined in the middle with a ribbon. These ears are superimposed on the main part of the sign, at its lower border, and are fastened with two rivets. The fourth part of the order is a small enamel red star superimposed on gilded ears of wheat. It is attached with a single rivet. The last, fifth part of the order is a gilded hammer and sickle, fastened in the center of the main part with two rivets. A round clamping nut with a diameter of 33 mm can be considered a separate element of the order. The reverse of the order is smooth, slightly concave. In the center of the reverse, a threaded pin with a rounded platform (flange) at the base is soldered. There are eight rivets on the reverse. Directly near the pin are two rivets (hold the hammer and sickle). Three rivets holding the red enamel banner and oak wreath are located at 1, 6 and 11 o'clock on the dial. At the very bottom of the reverse, in a row, there are three more rivets. The central one (at 6 o'clock) holds an enamel red star. Two side ones (at 5 and 7 o'clock) hold gilded ears of wheat.

Appearance

The badge of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor has an oval shape. The edges of the badge are made in the form of a cogwheel, the upper part of which is covered with a ruby-red enamel banner. In the center of the obverse side of the order is a gilded image of a sickle and a hammer against the background of a hydroelectric power station and a railway bridge. Below the image is framed by a golden oak wreath in the form of a semicircle. On the cogwheel framing the order there is an inscription: "Proletarians of all countries, unite!". On the banner is an inscription in gold letters "USSR". In the lower part of the order, along the cogwheel, wheat ears diverge to the right and left, intercepted in the middle by a wide ribbon, on which is depicted a five-pointed star covered with red enamel. The order is made of silver. Order size: height - 44 mm, width - 37 mm. In the upper part of the badge there is an eyelet, which is connected with the help of a ring to a pentagonal block covered with an order ribbon. On the reverse side of the block there is a device for attaching the order to clothes. The ribbon of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor is dark blue silk moire with two longitudinal blue stripes along the edges. The width of the blue stripes is 3.5 mm. The total width of the tape is 24 mm.

Established by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee and Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of September 7, 1928. Approved by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR, adopted at the 4th session of the 4th convocation on December 15, 1928. The statute of the order was amended by the Decree of the Central Executive Committee and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR of May 7, 1936 and the Decrees of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of June 19, 1943 and December 16, 1947. By decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of March 28, 1980, the Statute of the Order was approved in a new edition.

Statute of the order

This order was established to reward great labor services to the Soviet state and society in the field of production, science, culture, literature, art, public education, health care, in state, public and other areas of labor activity.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is awarded to:

• citizens of the USSR;
• enterprises, associations, institutions, organizations, union and autonomous republics, territories, regions, autonomous regions, autonomous districts, districts, cities and other settlements.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor can also be awarded to persons who are not citizens of the USSR, as well as enterprises, institutions, organizations and settlements of foreign states.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is awarded:

• for great achievements in the development of industry, agriculture, transport, construction and other sectors of the national economy, in increasing the efficiency of social production, for the highest rates of growth in labor productivity, improving product quality, developing and introducing into production more advanced technological processes;
• for stable high results in the fulfillment and overfulfillment of planned targets and accepted socialist obligations;
• for major successes in increasing the productivity of agricultural crops and the productivity of public animal husbandry, increasing the production and sale of agricultural products to the state;
• for great services in the development of science and technology, the introduction of their latest achievements in the national economy, for inventions and rationalization proposals of great technical and economic importance;
• for great merits in strengthening the country's defense capability;
• for especially fruitful activity in the field of Soviet culture, literature and art;
• for great services in the education and communist education of the younger generation, the training of highly qualified personnel in the field of health care, the development of trade, public catering, housing and communal services, consumer services for the population, for special achievements in the development of physical culture and sports;
• for important services in the field of state and social activities, in strengthening socialist law and order;
• for great services in the development of economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation between the USSR and other states.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is worn on the left side of the chest and, in the presence of other orders, is located after the Order of the Red Banner.

Description of the Order

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is a sign depicting an unfolded Red Banner, covered with ruby-red enamel with the inscription "USSR", below which, along the circumference, there is an image of a cogwheel with the inscription "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" around the rim. The rim of the gear wheel and the inscription on it are oxidized. The inscription on the banner, the staff and the rims of the banner are gilded. In the inner part of the cogwheel there is a gilded wreath of oak leaves intertwined at the bottom with two narrow ribbons. In the center of the wreath are depicted a hydroelectric dam, a railway track laid over a bridge combined with a dam, and a river. Against their background are overhead gilded hammer and sickle. All images inside the wreath are oxidized, except for the image of the river, which is made in blue enamel. The background between the gear wheel rim and the wreath is covered with white enamel. At the bottom of the order is a wreath of two rows of ears of wheat. The wreath and the lower part of the cogwheel are intertwined with a gilded ribbon, on which there is a five-pointed star, covered with ruby-red enamel with a gilded outline..

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is made of silver. Silver content in the order - 33.218 ± 0.385 g (as of September 18, 1975). The total weight of the order is 36.5±1.75 g.

The order is 44 mm high and 37 mm wide.

With the help of an eyelet and a ring, the order is connected to a pentagonal block covered with a dark blue silk moiré ribbon with two longitudinal blue stripes along the edges. Tape width - 24 mm, strip width 3.5 mm.

History of the Order

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is the second Soviet order at the time of its establishment (after the Order of the Red Banner).

The author of the drawing of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the sample of 1928 was the artist Kupriyanov V.K., and the author of the drawing of the order of the sample of 1935became a medalist of the Leningrad Mint Golenetsky V.V.

Prior to the establishment of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR, the VIII All-Russian Congress of Soviets on December 28, 1920 established the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR, and somewhat later similar orders were established in other Soviet republics.

The first teams awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR were the Tula Arms and Cartridge Plants, the Okhtensky and Shostka Capsule Plants, awarded on April 25, 1921 for the implementation of the program for the production of rifles and cartridges during the period of the threat of the capture of Tula by Denikin's White Guard troops,.

The Nizhny Novgorod radio laboratory was twice awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR. The first award took place on September 19, 1922, and the second - in 1928. In addition to the Nizhny Novgorod Radio Laboratory, no other team or person in the entire history of the existence of this distinction has been awarded two Orders of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR.

Industrial enterprises were awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in other republics as well. So in 1923, the Kiev plant "Arsenal" was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Ukrainian SSR.

It is interesting to note that military units also received this purely peaceful order. So, for example, for the heroism shown in the fight against flooding, the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR was awarded to the 2nd Amur Rifle Division, the 220th Slavic Regiment of the 74th Rifle Division and the 19th Aviation Squadron "Far Eastern Ultimatum".

The first private person to receive the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR was the peasant of the Bykhov district of the Gomel province Menchukov Nikita, who was awarded this award by the Decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee of the RSFSR of July 28, 1921 for selfless protection from the ice drift of the Chigirinsky Bridge,.

With the establishment in 1928 of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR, the awarding of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the RSFSR and similar orders of other union republics was discontinued, but the persons previously awarded these orders retained the rights and benefits provided for by the statutes of these orders.

The first to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR were mechanics of the Air Force V. Fedotov, A. Shelagin and M. Kvyatkovsky for their active participation in the rescue expedition to search for the airship “Italia”, which crashed near the North Pole.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR No. 1 was awarded to the staff of the Leningrad plant "Krasny Putilovets" (later the Kirov Plant) in connection with the 125th anniversary of its founding,.

Before the start of the Great Patriotic War, more than 8,000 awards of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR were made in the USSR. During the Great Patriotic War, about 21,500 home front workers were awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR.

Cavalier of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (Type 1) Korsakov S.I. - Master of the TsAGI Institute Zhukovsky. awarded

Decree Central Executive Committee of the USSR of December 27, 1933 for exceptional, shock work in the manufacture of aircraft models and

equipment of the aerodynamic laboratory, the order was awarded on April 7, 1934.

Georgy provided a photo of the gentleman.

Since the awards could be repeated for new labor achievements, there are holders of several orders of the Red Banner of Labor. The maximum number of awards known to us with this order is six. Smelyakov Nikolai Nikolaevich was awarded six Orders of the Red Banner of Labor. During the Great Patriotic War, he worked as deputy chief metallurgist, shop manager and chief metallurgist of the Krasnoye Sormovo plant in the city of Gorky. After the war, Nikolai Nikolayevich worked in many responsible positions: director of the Krasnoye Sormovo plant, chairman of the Gorky Economic Council, USSR Minister of Mechanical Engineering and for more than a quarter of a century - Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR.

Five orders were awarded to the People's Artist of the USSR, Uzbek dancer Tamara Khanum, historian Academician Ilyichev L.F., physicists Leontovich M.A. and Shalnikov A.I. Among the holders of four orders are the world-famous ballerina Galina Ulanova, actress Natalya Uzhviy, composers Revutsky and Balanchivadze and others.

Colonel-General Shumilin Boris Tikhonovich became a four-time holder of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. During the war years, he was a member of the partisan detachment. After the war, he graduated from the Higher Party School, worked in various leadership positions in the party bodies of Belarus. For some time Shumilin headed the Ministry of Public Order of Belarus, and since 1967 he was the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the USSR.

Four orders of the Red Banner of Labor were awarded to the Hero of Socialist Labor, People's Artist of the USSR, Professor of the Tallinn Conservatory Eugen Arturovich Kapp.

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor was also awarded to foreign citizens. So, for example, by the Decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of February 9, 1945, this award was awarded to the second secretary of the British Embassy in the USSR Beers Arthur Herbert for "successful work in the negotiations between the leaders of the Soviet Union and Great Britain during the Tehran Conference and at their subsequent meetings."

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor is the most common award for enterprises, organizations and institutions. After the Great Patriotic War, the awarding of enterprises became widespread. For example, we can cite the Moscow 2nd Watch Factory (1966); Moscow Mining Institute (1969); Moscow Operetta Theater (1977); Moscow Road Institute (1980); Leningrad association "Svetlana" (1942 and 1966); film studio "Lenfilm" (1976); Kyiv Medical Institute (1944); Kiev Institute of Civil Aviation Engineers (1966) and many other enterprises and organizations.

Of the periodicals awarded this order, one can note the newspapers Izvestia (1949), Trud (1951), Moskovskaya Pravda (1968), Soviet Sport (1974), Pravda Ukrainy (1975), Sovetskaya culture” (1979), the magazines “Worker” (1933), “Young Guard” (1969), “Soviet trade unions” (1977), “Young Communist” (1977), “Behind the wheel” (1978) and dozens of others.

There are known cases of awarding regular military units with the Order of the Red Banner of Labor. So, for example, on the banner of the 19th Rifle Voronezh-Shumlinskaya Division, in addition to the Orders of the Red Banner and Suvorov, there is also the Order of the Red Banner of Labor.

The last athletes to be awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor were Master of Sports Gennady Vasilievich Kopeika and Honored Coach of the USSR, climber Alexander Vasilyevich Shevchenko. They were awarded high awards for organizing and participating in the expedition to climb the Lhotse summit along the South Face in Nepal.

One of the last holders of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor was in 1991 the director of the Moscow Thermal Engineering Institute. Dzerzhinsky Olkhovsky G.G. He was awarded for the development and implementation of highly efficient equipment for thermal and nuclear power plants.

The last recipient of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor in the history of the USSR was the head of the department of the Russian Academy of Theater Arts of the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR Joakim Georgievich Sharoev. He was awarded according to the Decree of the President of the USSR of December 21, 1991 "for merits in the development of Soviet musical and variety art."

As of January 1, 1995The Order of the Red Banner of Labor made approximately 1,224,590 awards.

Features and varieties of the order.

We can propose the following classification of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR.

Type 1. Order of the sample 1928, "Triangle".

The Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the USSR of the 1928 model differed significantly in size and appearance from subsequent versions. The base of the sign was a toothed gear, along the borders of which, along the circumference, were placed ears of wheat. The lower part of the gear was covered by a right-angled triangle of red enamel, facing down at a right angle. In the central part of the sign, partially covering the triangle, there was a circle with the image of a hydroelectric power station on it. In the center of the circle was a gilded image of a hammer and sickle. In the upper part of the circle there is a small panel of an enameled red banner with the inscription “Proletarians of all countries, unite!”. The letters "USSR" were located at the bottom of the order on a stylized shield. The badge of the order itself consists of two parts. The first, main part is a toothed gear with an enamel triangle, a central circle and a shield at the bottom. The second part is a gilded hammer and sickle, attached to the main part with two rivets. On the reverse of the badge, in its central part, there is a large recess of the correct rounded shape, in the center of which there is a threaded pin. The pin itself and the underlying round platform are made of silver. Two rivets holding the hammer and sickle are located next to the pin (at 3 and 7 o'clock on the dial). The hallmark “MONDVOR” in raised letters is located approximately 5 mm below the pin (at 6 o'clock). The stigma is slightly curved down in an arc (depression). The number of the order, made by stamping, is located outside the central recess. It was stamped on the reverse, in the projection of the lower curly plate bearing the letters "USSR". The clamping nut had a diameter of 28 mm (early characters) or 32 mm (late characters).

The order was made of silver. Sign dimensions: width - 38 mm, height - 43 mm.

The production of the first type of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor began at the Mint only in 1931. By November 1932, 3674 orders of the first type were made, as evidenced by a memorandum to the Secretariat of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR from the assistant manager of the Mint Pirogov and the head of the household. Demin's department. Subsequently, about one and a half thousand signs of the first type were made. By the time the second type of order appeared in 1936,managed to hand over a little more than two thousand orders of the first type, and the rest remained undelivered in the awards department. Subsequently, all undelivered "triangles" were returned to the Mint, and instead of them, orders of the second type were made with the same serial numbers (described below).

M The following variants of the first type can be distinguished.

• Option 1. The recess on the reverse has a diameter of 28.5 mm. The distance between the letters of the brand is small. The minimum known order number is 26, the maximum is 1157.

• Option 2. The recess on the reverse has a diameter of 25.5 mm. The distance between the letters of the brand is greater than in the first version. The minimum known order number is 938, the maximum is 2748.

Type 2. Order sample 1936. Pin fastening.

This type of order was awarded from June 11, 1936 to June 19, 1943.

The appearance of the badge of the second type (as well as subsequent types) is similar to that given in the “Description of the Order” section. The order is made of silver.

The badge of the order itself consists of five parts. The first, main part of the order is a cogwheel with the image of a hydroelectric power station on it and the inscription "Proletarians of all countries, unite!". The second part is an enameled red banner with the inscription "USSR", combined with a rounded gilded wreath of oak leaves. The second part is attached to the main part with three rivets. The third part of the order is gilded ears of wheat, intertwined in the middle with a ribbon. These spikes are superimposed on the main part of the sign, at its lower border, and are fastened with two rivets. The fourth part of the order is a small enamel red star superimposed on gilded ears of wheat. It is attached with a single rivet. The last, fifth part of the order is a gilded hammer and sickle, fastened in the center of the main part with two rivets. A round clamping nut with a diameter of 33 mm can be considered a separate element of the order.

The reverse of the order is smooth, slightly concave. In the center of the reverse, a threaded pin with a rounded platform (flange) at the base is soldered. There are eight rivets on the reverse. Directly near the pin are two rivets (hold the hammer and sickle). Three rivets holding the red enamel banner and oak wreath are located at 1, 6 and 11 o'clock on the dial. At the very bottom of the reverse, in a row, there are three more rivets. The central one (at 6 o'clock) holds an enamel red star. Two side ones (at 5 and 7 o'clock) hold gilded ears of wheat.

The number of the order is made by hand with a engraver and is located horizontally between two rivets at 6 o'clock (between the one that holds the lower part of the oak wreath and the one that holds the enamel star). Many orders of the second type are marked with technological hallmarks. They are one or two stamped letters placed on the reverse.

We can propose the following classification of orders of the second type (this classification will be expanded and supplemented as new information becomes available).

• Option 1. The threaded pin on the reverse of the order has a two-stage flange at its base. These are the earliest orders of the second type, the production of which began after the orders of the first type. Depending on the features of the brand, the following varieties of the first option can be distinguished.

• Variety 1. The mark MONDVOR is carved with a chisel in the upper part of the order. The minimum known number is 5144, the maximum is 5303.

• Variety 2. The mark MONDVOR is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order. The letters in the stamp are large. The minimum known number is 5304, the maximum is 5443.

• Variety 3. The mark MONDVOR is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order. The letters in the stamp are small. The minimum known number is 5620, the maximum is 6806.

• Option 2. The threaded pin on the reverse of the order has a flat single-stage flange at its base. Depending on the features of the brand, the following varieties of the second option can be distinguished.

• Variety 1. The mark MONDVOR is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order. The letters in the stamp are small. Signs of this variety can be found in three number intervals (or batches). The first batch includes numbers issued immediately after the signs Option 1, Variation 3. They continue the continuous number series. The minimum known number for the first batch is 6412, the maximum is 8614. The number 6034, which is somewhat out of the number interval, was also examined.

The second batch includes badges with numbers below 5000 and made instead of undelivered orders of the first type ("triangles"). The minimum known number for the second batch is 2068, the maximum is 4471.

The third batch includes signs with numbers above 10500. On most of them, the number was cut at the mint. The minimum known number for the third batch is 10525, the maximum is 11685. The reason for the appearance of such signs has not yet been established. Probably, this batch included orders that were once made at the Leningrad Mint, but for some reason were not sent in a timely manner to the award department for presentation (perhaps due to a minor defect or inconsistency with specifications). After the production of orders was transferred to the Krasnokamsk Mint (KMD), these signs were finalized, after which the old serial numbers were removed and new ones were applied.

• Variety 2. The mark MONDVOR is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order. The letters in the stamp are large. Signs of this variety can be found in two number intervals (or batches). The first batch includes numbers issued in parallel with Variation 1 (immediately after the characters of the first option). The minimum known number for the first batch is 7001, the maximum is 7603.

The second batch includes badges with numbers below 5000 and made instead of undelivered orders of the first type ("triangles"). The minimum known number for the second batch is 4348, the maximum is 4952.

• Variety 3. Signs of the third variety were produced at the LMD. The stamp of the MINT is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order. The word COIN is slightly curved upwards ("hump"). The minimum known number is 8595, the maximum is 10245.

• Variety 4. Signs of the fourth variety were produced at the LMD. The stamp of the MINT is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order. The word COIN is slightly curved downwards ("hollow"). The minimum known number is 9998, the maximum is 10474. Also, a similar brand is marked on order No. 7786, which is knocked out of the number range indicated above and is probably an exception.

• Variety 5. Signs of the fifth variety were produced at KMD. The stamp of the MINT is similar to the previous variety - it is applied with a punch in the upper part of the order, the word MINT is slightly bent down ("hollow"). The minimum known number is 9585, the maximum is 13250.

• Variety 6. Signs of the sixth variety had the mark MONDVOR, carved by hand with a engraver. AND famous numbers -№№ 6885, 6925, 6934, 6971, 7709, 10909.

Type 3. Hanging mount. "Elongated oval".

A decree of June 19, 1943 established the procedure for wearing star-shaped orders on pins on the right side of the chest, and orders that had an oval or round shape on the left side of the chest on pentagonal blocks covered with the ribbon of the order. At the same time, due to a sharp increase in the number of orders of the USSR and the number of awards, they introduced the wearing of straps with ribbons instead of orders. Thus, the third type of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor was issued from June 19, 1943 until the early 50s.

The material of manufacture (silver) and the appearance of the front part of the sign, in comparison with the second type, have not changed. However, the order of the third type had noticeable differences in the design of the badge. Now the sign of the order consisted of three parts. The red enamel banner with a wreath of oak leaves and the gilded ears of wheat at the bottom of the badge were no longer separate elements, but were part of the cogwheel that made up the main part. The only applied elements were a hammer and sickle in the center of the obverse and a small enamel star at the bottom of the badge. A separate element can be considered a pentagonal block, covered with a ribbon of the order. The block was attached to the lug located in the upper part of the badge of the order by means of a connecting ring. The pin from the reverse, of course, disappeared. Orders of the third type had a height of 47-48 mm and a width of 37-38 mm.

There are three rivets on the reverse. Two are located in the center of the reverse horizontally, at 3 and 9 o'clock on the dial (they hold the hammer and sickle). The third rivet is located at the lower edge of the order, at 6 o'clock (holds the enamel red star). The stamp “MINET” is made in stamped letters in two lines. The number is applied manually with a chisel and is located horizontally, slightly above the bottom rivet (at 6 o'clock). The minimum known number for orders of the third type is 21061, the maximum is 134320.

Depending on the type and location of hallmarks found on orders of the third type and replacing each other as the serial numbers grow, the following variants of the badge can be distinguished.

• Option 1. Not on the reverse stamped stamp of the Mint.Minimum known number is 21061, maximum - 27721 .

The first option also includes signs that have a stamp on the reverse. At the moment, only one such specimen, No. 25676, is known.The serial number of this sign corresponds to the number limits of the first option, however, it can be considered as a variation.

• Option 2. The stamp of the Mint is located at the top of the order. The word "COIN" is rounded in top (hollow). A similar type of stamp was used on the last pin marks of the second type.Minimum known number is 21016, maximum - 2 6568 .

Option 3. The stamp of the Mint is located just above the center of the order. The brand is large, the letters in the word "YARD" are larger than in the word "COIN". The minimum known number for this variant is 27443, the maximum is 29103.

• Option 4. The stamp of the Mint is located at the top of the order. The word "COIN" is slightly rounded downwards (hump). The word "COIN" is approximately 8 mm long. The height of both lines of the brand varies within 3 - 4 mm. Probably, each word of the brand was applied with a separate stamp. The minimum known number is 21488, the maximum is 35506.

• Option 5. The stamp of the Mint is located in the upper part of the order, almost at the very top edge. Both words of the brand are straight, without rounding. The word "COIN" is approximately 9 mm long. The height of both lines of the stamp is approximately 4 mm. The minimum known number is 35667, the maximum is 49741. The second variant also includes the number 111600, which is out of the above number interval.

(! ) Orders Nos. 32099, 37681, 37703 and 45923 are marked in the number interval of signs of the fifth variant, having a chisel mark.

• Option 6. The stamp of the Mint is located in the center of the order. Both words of the hallmark are straight, without bending, applied with a single stamp. The word "COIN" is approximately 8.7 mm long. The height of both lines of the stamp is 3.2 mm. There is no dash above the letter Y. The minimum known number is 49958, the maximum is 86070.

• Option 7. Almost similar to the previous version, but the stamp is slightly larger. The word "COIN" is approximately 9.2 mm long. The height of both lines of the stamp is 3.6 mm. Above the letter Y there is a dash. The minimum known number is 78491, the maximum is 13 5151. Also marked are the numbers 142775 and 143165, which are out of the above numbered intervaland, probably, being exceptions.

(! ) It should be noted that the relief of the surface of the reverse of the orders of the third type differed significantly. Along with signs that have an absolutely flat surface of the reverse, there are specimens that have an impression of a regular rounded shape on the reverse, about 28 - 30 mm in diameter. This depression can have a different degree of relief - from clearly expressed, having a significant depth, to almost indistinguishable. In this regard, it is difficult to make a clear division into varieties according to the degree of relief.

Type 4. Hanging mount. "Semi-long oval".

This type of order was awarded mainly in the early 50s. Compared to the previous type, the height of the sign has changed. It is only 46 mm (compared to 47-48 mm for the third type). The width of the sign has not changed - 38 mm. The minimum known order number is 134837, the maximum is 195912.

Type 5. Hanging mount. "Shortened oval".

This type of order was awarded from the beginning of the 50s to the beginning of the 60s. Signs of the fifth type are easy to distinguish from the previous (fourth) type by the size of the "bulls" of the dam. In the fifth type, they are short and practically do not protrude from under the lower edge of the sickle. In earlier types, the "bulls" are long and protrude noticeably from under the lower face of the sickle. The size of the sign is also different. The height of the sign of the fifth type is only 44-45 mm. Sign width - 37 mm.

• Option 1. The brand is in the center of the reverse and is arranged horizontally in two lines.

• Variety 1.The cartouche with a red enamel star, located in the lower part of the order, does not taper upwards and has the same width in the upper and lower parts. In the word UNITE there is no risk over the letter Y. The minimum known order number is 195049, the maximum is 242498.

• Variety 2. Unlike the previous variety, in the word UNITE over the letter Y there is a horizontal risk. The minimum known order number is 238214, the maximum is 243695.

Enlarged fragments of the orders of the Red Banner of Labor Type 5, Option 1, Variation 1 (left) and Variation 2 (right).

• Variety 3. The cartouche with the red enamel star tapers upwards, the upper surface of the cartouche has a smaller width than the lower one. In the word UNITE, the risk over the letter Y is present in all signs of this variety. The minimum known order number is 243837, the maximum is 253974.

• Option 2. The brand is in the center of the reverse and is arranged along an arc in one line. The minimum known order number is 251890, the maximum is 386261. In addition, signs with numbers 408092, 408095, 408108 and 408110 are marked, also related to Type 5 Option 2 and being an exception. Probably, these were unnumbered copies, which were numbered later together with orders of the sixth type.

The authors of the site noted that among the signs with a semicircular hallmark (Type 5, Option 2) there are instances with different heights of a cartouche with a star in the lower part of the order. There are cartouches with a height of 9 mm (Option 2, Variation 1) and 10 mm (Option 2, Variation 2).

Type 6. Suspended crepe l ion. Reverse “Ring”.

This type of order was awarded from about 1966 until the collapse of the USSR in 1991. The height of the sign is 44 mm, the width is 37 mm. The main difference from the previous type is the execution of the reverse. Orders of the sixth type have a ring-shaped recess in the center of the reverse, about 20 mm in diameter. Inside this recess are two rivets holding the hammer and sickle, as well as the “MINT” stamp. Unlike the previous types of the order, the hallmark is made in raised letters in two lines. The upper line - the word "COIN", is located in an arc, along the upper border of the annular recess. The bottom line - the word "YARD", is located horizontally. The lower rivet is located in a typical place (at 6 o'clock on the dial at the bottom edge of the order).

• Option 1. On the obverse of the order, the handle of the hammer passes over the blade of the sickle. The number of the order is made by engraver manually. Depending on the localization of the number and some features of the relief of the reverse, the following varieties of the first variant can be distinguished.

• Variety 1.The serial number is located in the center circle, below the word YARD. A thin convex horizontal line passes under the number. The minimum known order number is 368602, the maximum is 369258.

• Variety 2. The serial number is marked at the bottom of the order. A thin convex horizontal line in the central circle has been preserved. The minimum known order number is 369286, the maximum is 393252.

• Variety 3. The serial number is marked at the bottom of the order. There is no horizontal risk in the center of the annular recess. The minimum known number is 379839, the maximum is 419870.

• Option 2. On the obverse of the order, the handle of the hammer passes under the blade of the sickle. The serial number of the order is engraved with a rotating tool at the bottom of the reverse. The minimum known number for orders of the second variant is 420061, the maximum is 1260962. Depending on the features of the relief of the reverse, two varieties of the second variant can be distinguished.

• Variety 1. In the stamp, the width of the word "YARD" is 6.7 mm. There is no thin convex horizontal line under the numbers of the number.

• Variety 1a. Made at the Moscow Mint. The difference from the first variety is in the way the serial number is displayed. This variety is numbered using a seven-digit system, with the first digit of the six-digit serial number being zero. The minimum known number is 0506132, the maximum is 0513238.

• Variety 2. In the stamp, the width of the word "YARD" is 8 mm. The letters in the hallmark are somewhat larger than those of the orders of the first variety. Early numbers of the second variety did not have risks under the number. Later numbers (starting from about 498 thousand) had a thin, convex horizontal risk under the number. Also, a thin risk occurred in a small number interval of 475 thousand (known numbers 475636, 475724 and 475886).

Duplicates and reissuances

If the awarded person loses his order (medal), its replacement, as a rule, is not made. In exchange for the lost award can be issued Duplicate only as an exception - in case of its loss in a combat situation, loss as a result of a natural disaster or in other circumstances when the recipient could not prevent this loss. On the reverse side of the duplicate order (medal), the number of the lost award is reproduced with the addition of the letter “D”. This letter can be applied both by stamping and with a chisel. On some duplicates, the letter “D” may be missing. The digits of the duplicate number are usually small and stamped. However, on some early duplicates, the numbers were applied with a chisel. For the manufacture of some duplicates, already numbered, but not awarded, orders were used, while the number was removed and the number of the lost award was applied. In other cases, blanks of orders or medals were used that had not yet received a serial number. The dependence of various marking methods on the year of issuance of a duplicate is not yet fully clarified. Probably, on the early duplicates, the letter “D” could be absent.

Over time, Soviet orders and medals have significantly changed their appearance. So, the first type of the Orders of Lenin, the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor differs significantly from the subsequent types of these awards. A number of pin orders in the course of their evolution acquired a hanging block (orders of Lenin, the Red Banner, the Red Banner of Labor, the Badge of Honor). Other orders, on the contrary, lost the suspension block and began to be fastened with a screw (Order of the Patriotic War, land military orders). Thus, by a certain point in time, a previously issued order might not correspond to the current description and wearing procedure. First of all, this concerned the military personnel. For them, the rules for wearing military uniforms and awards were very strictly regulated by the relevant governing documents. Instead of the earlier type of order, a new award was issued, corresponding to the current description. This award is called Reissuance. Replacement, as a rule, is made with the preservation of the serial number indicated in the order book. There are two major stages of reissues. The first was in the second half of the 30s and affected the Order of Lenin "Tractor", the Labor Banner "Triangle" and a small version of the Badge of Honor. The second, larger wave of reissues took place after the Great Patriotic War. Then the orders were replaced in accordance with the June decree of 1943. For example, all participants in the Victory Parade were given new type awards without fail.