Another new fake recently surfaced, from a New York OA Lodge, Ona Yote Kaonaga Lodge #500. To date, the is the first cataloged fake of the R1.
First the real one which the Blue Book describes as:
R1 RED R ORG BLU O NA YOTE KA O NA GA; 76 mm
The fake, has a much more modern look. It has a YOR background, a Flat Rolled edge, twill right smooth and is approximately 82mm wide.
The Blue Book stats for the fake:
ZR1 RED R YOR BLU – Modern fake of R1, FRE, 82mm wide TRS PB
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