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    Taras,

    I've seen a police badge for lower ranks and it is the same State seal applied to a silver, rayed oval (no leaves). I'm not sure about this at all, but based on other aspects of my collection, I'd be willing to bet that silver would be the metal colour for police and gold would be the metal colour for the Armed Forces. Just a guess, though. Nice looking badge, by the way.

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    These Outstanding Border Guard awards are very similar to the Soviet awards except for the "hanger", the material used and the pin back. The hanger bears the PMR flag colours (red-green-red) and the material used is a heavy alloy. The pin back is of a design similar to one used in the USSR, although the pin is of a very light gauge steel- just doesn't feel sturdy enough to me. The back bears a nearly 100% reverse image of the front.

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    Here's a nice, heavy four piece badge- "90 years of the Criminal Police Investigation Department of Ministry of Internal Affairs, PMR". Suvorov on horseback in the center. No maker's mark, but I've been told this badge is of Kishinev manufacture.

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    PMR cap badges have proven somewhat difficult to come by- dunno why, just are. The first two are of the familiar light alloy and pronged back we've become accustomed to with Soviet cap badges. Neither of these have been issued- one still on the card, the other with protective sleeves on the prongs. The first is for police enlisted (other ranks)- it is actually silver finished (not gold as it looks in the image):

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    This next badge, I'm told, is a General's cap badge. General of what, I'm not sure as I'm more used to General's badges having a gold finish- this one has a silver finish. Maybe Internal Ministry rather than Armed forces. But, it is heavy- possibly German Silver.

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    Here's an impressive Cossack badge/order that reads "In Defense Pridnestrovie". It bears Suvorov's image and is made of four pieces. Bronze/brass and white enamel which, despite being white (an thicker than other colours) is handled very nicely and precise. The gold plating is beautiful and the whole order is nice and heavy. The "nut" on the back indicates the maker to be the Pobeda factory in Moscow.

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