grmedals Posted January 21, 2016 Posted January 21, 2016 Please help me in identify this badge. Thank you
oamotme Posted January 22, 2016 Posted January 22, 2016 Dear GRM, I think is an Egyptian sports badge - the second word is For Sport (lil-riyadiya) - possibly National Sports Clubs??? Regards, Owain
Egyptian Zogist Posted January 23, 2016 Posted January 23, 2016 This is a pin from El Ahly sporting club (still i existence today). The Arabic text says "El Ahly l'El Riyada el Badaniya" meaning El Ahly (National) [Club] for Physical Sports. Red is the club color, and the crescent and three stars were the heraldic symbol of Egypt from the 19th century to 1958. I've never seen this design, so I don't know if it's an unofficial pin or maybe an early design. Here is the logo of the club from the monarchy that I've seen before (in color), and the evolution of the logo in the present one:
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