Greg Collins Posted November 24, 2009 Author Posted November 24, 2009 And finally, for now, the Honours Officer of Ministry of Justice Troops, PMR; First Class in gold, Second Class in silver. Both made of heavy alloy. The seal of the Ministry is, apparently, glued on. Screw back (behind ribbon).
Greg Collins Posted November 24, 2009 Author Posted November 24, 2009 A detail of the seal of the PMR Ministry of Justice...
taras Posted November 25, 2009 Posted November 25, 2009 The cap badge. Probably the police one, but I'm not sure
Greg Collins Posted November 25, 2009 Author Posted November 25, 2009 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.
tsarenko1975 Posted November 26, 2009 Posted November 26, 2009 Hi, Gentlemen! I see this cockades on the top part of visor cap of Honour Escort of PMR. It's true!
Greg Collins Posted December 8, 2009 Author Posted December 8, 2009 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.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 Here's a PMR Cross "For Excellent Service" in the Ministry Of Justice. Heavy, two-piece, screw-back.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 And the back... the only mark I see on the back is a "B" (or is it "V"?).
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 Here's a badge from the '90's ('97 to be precise)... the Cross for "5 Years of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the PMR". Note Iron Felix on the shield. Heavy alloy, two-piece, screw-back.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 (edited) 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. Edited January 5, 2011 by Greg Collins
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 This badge is for "85 years of the Department of the Militia of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, PMR". Three piece construction; Kiev manufacture. Suvorov on horseback- decidedly PMR.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 The back... only a line here... perhaps as a guide for an engraved number that didn't happen because I got to it first?
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 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):
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 Next, the cap badge for a Border Guard officer. Note the difficulty in working with thick, white, opaque enamel on the Border Guard badge. Really "glops" up the works.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 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.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 It's screw backed with markings on both the badge and the wheel. The wheel bears the mark "RB", while the badge is marked (I believe) "Radyuga-Stile". I have no idea of this/these makers.
Greg Collins Posted December 27, 2009 Author Posted December 27, 2009 A detail of the name on the badge...
Greg Collins Posted February 15, 2010 Author Posted February 15, 2010 (edited) 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. Edited December 10, 2010 by Greg Collins
Greg Collins Posted February 15, 2010 Author Posted February 15, 2010 And a detail of the maker's name on the "nut"...
Greg Collins Posted December 10, 2010 Author Posted December 10, 2010 My previous supply of PMR awards "dried up" and it's been awhile since I've been able to acquire something new. I recently found this in Israel- a medal for 15 Years of the Pridnestrovie Militia.
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