Lot 2582
Order of the Red Banner of Labor of Abkhazia SSR. Award # 1. Gold, silver, multi-color enamels. Screwback. Magnificent craftsmanship and design, complex multi-piece construction. The sun and hammer/sickle are made of pure gold! Massive badge, measuring 46mm in width by 51mm in height. Unpublished in all known standard references, including Herfurth, A. Kutsenko, and N. Strekalov. No data available on total number manufactured, but rumored to be awarded only twice! Unique and historically important. Condition: Outstanding and apparently unworn. Once in a life-time opportunity for the advanced collectors only. Estimate $200,000UP
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