Soviet Gold Badge for the 25th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War

[Riley1965]

Here's the gold version now I have both the gold and the silver versions.

Doc

[Guest Rick Research]

Axtually, they should all have a gold finish. I've seen a few oddballs with silver finish. The one I've got happens to be both maker marked and dated 1972, so a replacement/private purchase/duplicate?

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Actually, this is a particularly interesting badge to collect since they were made by a number of companies and with varied details to the design, "enamel" paint versus plain old paint, maker marked, unmarked etc etc. There was no special "de luxe" version for ranking recipients (though there was with the flimsy little award documents-- we've got those of both types in one of the original threads here in the Back Pages)--all the variations are simply by maker.

[Riley1965]

OHH... My Col. Fedorov's 25th looks silver and he has a rare hard cover award book. I just thought that there was a gold and silver version. OOPS!!

Doc

[Guest Rick Research]

What--if any-- maker marks are on your badge?

The only one I've ever seen dated is the silver colored one above.

[Riley1965]

The silver looking badge has makers marks like yours while the Gold looking badge has none. I am looking at these side-by-side and they still look like one is silver and one is gold. Colonel Fedorov's is the silver looking one with maker marks. I've also noticed that the gold colored badge is larger.

Doc

Edited April 14, 2006 by Riley1965

[Stogieman]

Interesting that such an auspicious occassion warranted this simple little badge....

[Chris S]

Here's one I have...it was awarded to a Guards Major.

[Chris S]

His Document for it...all his medals and docs are in pristine condition...

Chris

[Riley1965]

Is that the cardstock paper version?

Doc

[Ed_Haynes]

Interesting that such an auspicious occassion warranted this simple little badge....

Yes, Rick, I have always wondered this too. Why were (appreantly) lesser occasions commemorated by medals, but this only by a pretty "low-end" (ugly) badge. Maybe, someday, someone will choose to and be able to look at the records? Isn't that a more interesting question, that tells us more about how the system worked, than who was awarded Red Star # 666,666?

[Chris S]

Its a crisp card version in my parlance...he must also have been wounded and discharged as he has both medals for Victory over Germany.

Just because its simple it not distract from me its importance to the wearer or its significance.

Chris

[Riley1965]

Chris,

i was not making any statement about the quality of the document. Simply I don't have one. I have the hard cover version. It's great to see the other version of the document. Very Nice!!!

Doc

[Chris S]

This is his WW2 worn Guards Badge the only item in the group that shows any wear.

Simple but significant.

Chris

[Riley1965]

I see that he has the Victory Over germany and the Medal for Assidious Labor in the Great Patriotic War(The medal on the right)

Nice Guards Badge!!!

Doc

Edited April 14, 2006 by Riley1965

[Chris S]

I see that he has the Victory Over germany and the Medal for Assidious Labor in the Great Patriotic War(The medal on the right)

Nice Guards Badge!!!

Yep, and these are his Pat wars!

Cheers

Chris

Doc

[Riley1965]

Noce OPW 1st & 2nd Class!!!

Doc

[Chris S]

Thank's doc ...I found this group in the good old days...