Help with russian medals ?

**WRanG** · 07-10-2018, 04:40 PM

Hi guys, just took a plunge into the unknown buying these 2 medals, as i know nothing about russian awards... But it seemed like a good deal, and i really like the look of them, especially the enamel work is beautiful.

Can anyone tell me the age of them ? and are they made of silver ? it almost seems like silver in weight and feel, hard to explain.

The one with the blue ribbon have the number : 967134 - Unfortunately it is missing a pin
the one with yellow ribbon have the number : 1526691
Numbers seems to be elektro penciled

**Espenlaub Militaria** · 07-10-2018 04:40 PM

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**Bill Garvy** · 07-10-2018, 05:36 PM

Both are genuine. The Red Banner of Labor, #967134, best guess early to mid-1970's, has about 33.218, +/- 0.385, grams of silver, whereas the Badge of Honor, #1526691, best guess mid to late 1980's, about 29.767, +/- 1.388, grams of silver. Each would have 0.05 grams, or less, of gold.