Mongolia Those pesky provincial badges

[Ed_Haynes]

While I am afraid there is an endless sky of these out there and that most are NIBs (see http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=5914 for those), I thought we might post detailed scans of those which The Good Doctor has given in his "Z" range. I'd suggest that the identifications even of these published varieties should be considered tentative.

Z 15 - Uvurkhangai Province

A really low-quality badge from just southwest of Ulanbaatar.

Though this in aluminum (generously described) rather than the bronze (?) shows by Battushig.

Edited August 9, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Z 04 - Bulgan Province

An earlier (pre-1960 animals) and better made badge from just northwest of Ulanbaatar.

[Ed_Haynes]

Z 54 - Umnugobi Province

And a cute little camel from the southern desert (where else?).

[Ed_Haynes]

Z 10V - Khuvsgul Province

A variant of the badge shown, from the exotic far northwest. As they have Lake Khuvsgul (Kh?vsg?l), they get to show a boat.

Edited March 4, 2006 by Ed_Haynes

[Ed_Haynes]

Z 63V - Umnugobi Province

A variant of the badge shown by Battushig (his for a province champion from the southern desert). Almost a NIB?

[Ed_Haynes]

In my ongoing efforts to make some (any) sense out of these pesky provincial pins, I have done a cheat-sheet of provincial names, rought west-to-east. Given my <0 skills in Mongolian, this is surely flawed, but it is, for me at least, a start.

Mongolprovinces.pdf

[Ed_Haynes]

Not quite sure where to put this one. Is it a NIB or not?

It is similar to what Battuishig shows as "Z 11 . Bulgan Provice" (though his badge clearly says "Dornogobi", as does this one). This is sort of silver (as it is sort of metal), likely a later and nastier example of whatever Z 11 actually is?

[Vatjan]

Z78: 20th anniversary of the Davshilt collective farm

A variant of the badge shown by Battushig, red instead of blue

Edited March 8, 2006 by vatjan