Soviet Union. An Order of the Red Banner for Second-Time Recipient
(Орден Крaсного Знамени). Instituted on 16 September 1918. Type IV. An oval badge in gilded silver, the obverse presenting a motif of the order consisting of a red enamelled banner, a red star, a hammer, plow, torch and bayonet on white enamelled field with a surrounding wreath, the banner reads пролетарии всех стран соединяйтесь (Workers of the world unite!), the small red enamelled ribbon at the bottom presents the Cyrillic letters СССР (the USSR), below that a white enamelled shield bearing the number 2 indicating a second time winner, the reverse presents the mint mark МОНЕТНЫЙ ДВОР in two lines and located at the lower centre, below that is the hand-engraved serial number 22381, measuring 36.31 mm (w) x 42.39 mm (h), on loop for suspension from five-sided metal suspension with red and white ribbon and a horizontal pinback, and in extremely fine condition.

