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This logo looks familiar ;)
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Inscription (boxes for badges with rosettes have identical inscriptions)
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Badge with Dark Blue/White/Dark Blue Rosette This badge was called “Special Member Badge”. The reason for this attribution is not known to me. Box
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Reverse
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Badge with Red/White Rosette Obverse
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Reverse
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Obverse
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Another such badge in the box and with informational inlay
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The lower inscription reads as - Sea and Sky Association. The upper looks like special member badge to me, but I am not sure ...
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Reverse inscription close up
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Reverse
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Special (?) Member Badge The only difference in design between this and previous badge is laurel wreath at the bottom of the badge. Here it is. Obverse
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It is described as “Ordinary Member Badge of the Sea and Air Association”. After the description of the badge the authors wrote that “This is the only badge for this organization encountered so far”. Well, let’s get acquainted with others badges
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Ordinary Member Badge The only published source on English that mentioned this badge is Paul Murphy and Steven Ackley book “In the name of Living God”. At page 44 we find this badge (fig. 5.13)
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Yep. This practically forgotten Sea and Sky Association and its badges… Most likely it was another youth association (highly militarized of course). The exact year of Association foundation is not known (at least to me). The exact gradation of the badges is not known (at least to me). But let’s try to see what we have for today
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Never saw this inscription style before ...
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Reverse
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Obverse (clearly shows the base colour )
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Another interesting example of Type N2 NCO badge. Pretty beat up and in the wrong box.
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Russian Federation St. Andrew Order - Vintage 1998
JapanX replied to JapanX's topic in Russian Federation
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Well, St. Andrew definitely has a "new look" ... Reverse
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Imperial Russia What you get when St.Andrew is your first Russian Order
JapanX replied to JapanX's topic in Russia: Imperial
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It will be interesting to examine this "not from Chapter" piece (let`s call it like that ) So we can see the difference .... Obverse
