Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3rd

[kmoney10]

Hi All,

Hoping to get a second opinion on this Bogdan Khmelnitsky 3rd. To me the patina seems very heavy on the back and the center piece seems to have large gaps.

Thanks in advance!

[Marcel Banziger]

Let me first of all say I am not experienced with these orders. However, after comparing many tiny details to a few originals I know of, this one shown lacks many of the details which are clearly there on the originals. Some details even look very different.
But as said, I am not experienced with these so I am looking forward to more experienced opinions.

[Auke]

It's a fake. Just compare Bogdan's face, club, headgear, uniform, etc., the edge of the central medallion, and the overall shape of the order with this neighbor (#1915).

It also seems they used the age-old trick of taking an original booklet (listing a Red Star) and adding a number of bogus entries, in this case the Bogdan, OPW2 and ORB. There's no reason why a wartime Red Star would have been entered first, and the wartime Bogdan and OPW2 and postwar Red Banner simultaneously at some later date.

[kmoney10]

Great, thank you!