Soviet Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation

[Brian Wolfe]

Hello Everyone,

I purchased this pin that has the flags of the Soviet Union and India as a hanger and both Russian and Hindi on the "medal". I researched into the history of Indian and Soviet relations and found that in August of 1971 they signed a treat called the "Indo-Soviet Treaty of Peace, Friendship and Cooperation" declaring they would not participate in any activity harming the intertests of the other.

A good friend and fellow collector in India translated the two words on the outer rim as "Peace" and "Friendship" but was unable to translate the Hindin word to the right of the hammer and sickle. I am thinking that it just might be "cooperation", if anyone could translate this word and I need the Russian translated as well it would be greatly appreciated. I'm thinking that the Russian will be close to the Hindi. What do the members think about this pin? I am assuming it is not a fantasy item as it seems like a lot of work for something that didn't cost much. Do the members think this could be to commemorate the Treaty of 1971?

If so then it is a nice piece of political history that bridges my India and Russian collections.

Thanks for any assistance you can extend to me.

Regards

Brian

[Brian Wolfe]

Here is the back. It is unmarked and would appear to be silver and was sold as such. The metal is non-ferrous and has a bit of weight to it so it is not aluminum. I cleaned the back with a little diluted sulphuric acid on a Q-Tip and it cleaned up quite well, similar to silver.

Regards

Brian

[Ed_Haynes]

Very very nice. Whatever the word is, it is not a common vocabulary item. Dictionary time. Or maybe they just misspelled the Hindi, as the Mongolians did on their Indo-Mongolian friendship badge.

I would agree, by the way, with your guess as to both the time period and the significance.