Order of Glory Border Reverse

[USSR]

Hi all,

Can anybody help me with this Order of Glory? It looks fine but I need a second opinion.

Thanks!

Ps, the pictures with the red background are of a 100% original OG. I used them for comparison.

[StuG III]

No expert, but it looks good to me.

Tom

[USSR]

Thanks Tom!

Any other opinions? I received more pictures.

[Philippe]

Hi,
Spasskaya tower of Kremlin is not consistent with this series about the glory.
We should see the dial and hour.
I do not think either wear because odre shows no wear.
Make comparisons on the site : Îðäåí ÑËÀÂÛ - 2
Regards.

[USSR]

What about this one then? Has the same clock with no wear. Has been authenticated.

Collect Russia Order of Glory, 2nd cl, Type 1, <i>#78</i>, awarded on 14 April 1945 to Sergeant Major Dmitry Cherkezoshvili. Soviet Russian

[USSR]

Neither do these btw...

[StuG III]

The third medal in the link Philippe posted also has no clock dial visible.
I personally feel it's a good one, possibly worn or damaged mold.

Tom

[Philippe]

Hi,
Mondvor site is in my opinion, the reference site to identify the medals and orders.
Look at the pictures in the order of the glory of the website and look Mondvor yours. I think you will see yourself the differences.
This is the pictures :

On another forum you know (soviet-awards) he was asked for advice on this order of the glory and the purchase has been deprecated.
I'm not an expert, but you asked for opinions. I gave you mine.
Personally, I would not bid on this order of the glory that is currently for sale on Ebay :
Ultra Rare USSR Soviet Order Medal of Glory 2nd class Border Reverse #185 en vente sur eBay.fr (fin le 06-avr.-13 21:06:04 Paris)
This is not the number of bids which the authenticity of an object.
Regards.

[Philippe]

Hi,
I forgot a photo :

Regards.

[Lapa]

Hi Guys,

Sorry, I'm a bit late on this one, but better late than never.

The OG2 that was sold on eBay is, IMHO, bad. Although it does have many of the right features (including the clock dial - although it is worn, it happens to be of the right type, that is Roman numerial), there are many minute details that differ from known OG2s with border.

One thing when trying to authenticate OGs: DO NOT MIX CLASSES. So, in other terms, don't compare an OG2 with an OG3, mostly different dies were used to strike them.

Marc