Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Two Orders of the Patriotic War Auction Archive " he told a friend

" he told a friend at the time

(Allgemeine SS Schulterklappe für Sturmbannführer-Standartenführer)

interior base marked S800 denoting silver fineness

measures 30 mm (w) x 32 mm (h)

all affixed to a 135 mm-long zink bar with a horizontal pinback and red wool reverse liner

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner of Labour and Two Orders of the Patriotic War Auction Archive " he told a friendInstituted September 7, 1928. An Order of the Red Banner of Labour, Type VI, Variation II, constructed of silver with multi coloured enamels, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a cogwheel with white enamels filling the voids between the spokes, the edges bearing an inscription of , ! (WORKERS OF THE WORLD, UNITE!), surrounding a central depiction of a hydroelectric dam with water executed in blue enamels,