Mongolia Mongolian-Soviet Space Badges

[Ed_Haynes]

Echoing the very interesting threads over on the "miscellaneous communist" sub-forum, I thoiught I'd add a focused post on badges for the Soviet-Mongol Soyuz 39 flight.

For background information, see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_39

http://www.spacefacts.de/mission/english/soyuz-39.htm

The Mongolian cosmonaut was D. Gurragchaa and his backup was M. Ganzorig.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhugderdemidiyn_Gurragcha

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/internationa...gderdemidin.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidarzhavyn_Ganzorig

http://www.spacefacts.de/bios/internationa...aidarzhavin.htm

I don't have and can't show the Mongolian cosmonaut badge, A5, (only three were ever manufactured) or the 5th anniversary pin, Q12. Can anyone add these?

Edited February 4, 2007 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Though also shown elsewhere:

Q 11 -- The Heroes of Space -- Class Brothers

For joint Soviet-Mongol spape flights. Battushig lists this as an "airline" badge.

A whopping 63 mm.

[Ed_Haynes]

Dolf has shown a NIB friendship badge with the Soyuz 39 mission emblem. See: http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=10220&st=26

A few more NIB Soyuz 39 related badges.

[Bob]

Here's one related to Mir instead.

[Bob]

And a nice one related to Soyuz 39

[Megan]

That brings back memories... 'Soyuz' was the first Russian word I learned to read!

Nice pins, too...

[Bob]

another one