Brass, enamels; 47.6 x 25.3 mm; weighs 7.7 g without the screw plate. The stylized medical emblem of snake and bowl of Hygeia is a separate superimposed part. The Cyrillic abbreviation СМИ ("SMI") at the top stands for Stalino Medical Institute.

The badge is in excellent condition. The enamel is free of wear visible to the naked eye and has only a few microscopic contact marks invisible without magnification. The medical emblem is perfect. The screw post is of full size, over 7 mm long, and includes a period screw plate which may be original to the badge.

Brass, enamels; 47.6 x 25.3 mm; weighs 7.7 g without the screw plate. The stylized medical emblem of snake and bowl of Hygeia is a separate superimposed part. The Cyrillic abbreviation СМИ ("SMI") at the top stands for Stalino Medical Institute.

The badge is in excellent condition. The enamel is free of wear visible to the naked eye and has only a few microscopic contact marks invisible without magnification. The medical emblem is perfect. The screw post is of full size, over 7 mm long, and includes a period screw plate which may be original to the badge.

This 1960 graduation badge is a very interesting piece. The large industrial city of Stalino in eastern Ukraine, known as Yuzovka prior to the revolution, was once again renamed in 1961 to become Donetsk. It was done as a part of the Khrushchev's "de-Stalinization" campaign that reached its peak at the time; the school's medical school was renamed accordingly Donetsk Medical Institute (it is open to this day, currently under the name of Donetsk National Medical University). The badge is thus one of the last to refer to the old, Stalin-inspired name of both the city and school.
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