Army Proficiency badge (for enlisted men), 1st class, circa late 1950s-1960s.
In brass and enamels; approx. 42 x 30 mm. Features pin back attachment and much nicer quality than the more recent issues in aluminum and paint. The reverse shows the raised early-style logo of the Pobeda Factory in Moscow.
Excellent condition. Shows storage age only; the enamel is free of chips, flaking or any other significant wear, having only occasional microscopic contact marks. Nicely preserved fire gilt finish.
Please note, our photos show an example. If you order, we will select a badge in equal condition and of the same vintage from our inventory.
/Boriso
In brass and enamels; approx. 42 x 30 mm. Features pin back attachment and much nicer quality than the more recent issues in aluminum and paint. The reverse shows the raised early-style logo of the Pobeda Factory in Moscow.
Excellent condition. Shows storage age only; the enamel is free of chips, flaking or any other significant wear, having only occasional microscopic contact marks. Nicely preserved fire gilt finish.
Please note, our photos show an example. If you order, we will select a badge in equal condition and of the same vintage from our inventory.
/Borisov, Badges of the Soviet Armed Forces, fig. 236; Avers 8 p. 453, fig. 2124/
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