Order of the Red Banner of Labour

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Order of the Red Banner of Labour
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
Badge
The Order of the Red Banner of Labour ribbon.
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The Order of the Red Banner of Labour (Russian: Орден Трудового Красного Знамени, or Orden Trudovogo Krasnogo Znameni) was an order of the Soviet Union for accomplishments in labour and civil service.

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On December 28, 1920 the Russian SFSR established the Order of the Red Banner of Labour, as the civilian counterpart of the military Order of the Red Banner; the all-Soviet equivalent dates from September 7, 1928.

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The order consisted of a silver badge shaped as a cogwheel, bearing the motto Proletarians (Workers) of the World, Unite!. The central disc had the golden Hammer and Sickle emblem in front of a dam scene with blue enamel below depicting water, surrounded by two golden panicles of wheat. Above it was a Red Flag bearing the Russian letters "CCCP" (for USSR). At the bottom was a red star flanked by golden panicles of wheat.

The badge was worn on the left chest, originally without ribbon, later with a light blue ribbon bearing a dark blue stripe on the edges.

Fima Shlyak (1929-2007) received the Order of the Red Banner of Labour for his breakthroughs in laser range measuring technology.

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