Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner, Type II Hold encircled by a 40 mm

encircled by a 40 mm band of white wheat sheaf embroidery on a black background

the obverse with a swooping Luftwaffe-style German national eagle

The Order is conferred in commemoration of the founder of the Saudi Kingdom

It is usually compared to Hitler Jugend of Nazi Germany and Opera Nazionale Balilla of Italy

The weight had been miscalculated and

Russia, Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner, Type II Hold encircled by a 40 mmInstituted August 1 1924. Type II (1941 1943). Variation II. In silver and red and white enamels, a flat reverse type, the obverse consisting of gilded circular wreath, joined together at the bottom by a red enamelled banner bearing silvered Russian Cyrcillic letters , surrounding a central white enamelled medallion overlaid by a bayonet, hammer, and plough, in turn bearing a red enamelled star defaced by a silvered hammer and sickle on a field of