Silver plated brass, enamels; measures 27.4 x 24.3 mm; weighs 8.4 g without the wing nut. Features the enamel of beautiful quality and solid construction. The design incorporates the basic membership badge of the organization with additional wreath and the banner with the word "Activist". Engraved serial number on the reverse.

In outstanding, excellent condition - extremely uncommon for a Soviet badge of the pre-WW2 era. Beside a couple of minuscule manufacturing imperfections on the white enamel, there is no wear visible to the naked eye and only a couple of microscopic con

Silver plated brass, enamels; measures 27.4 x 24.3 mm; weighs 8.4 g without the wing nut. Features the enamel of beautiful quality and solid construction. The design incorporates the basic membership badge of the organization with additional wreath and the banner with the word "Activist". Engraved serial number on the reverse.

In outstanding, excellent condition - extremely uncommon for a Soviet badge of the pre-WW2 era. Beside a couple of minuscule manufacturing imperfections on the white enamel, there is no wear visible to the naked eye and only a couple of microscopic contact marks that are completely undetectable without magnification. The raised details are pristine; all of the original silver finish is fully intact on both sides of the badge. The screw post is full length, over 8 mm, and comes with the scarce original wing nut factory-marked "Vsekokhudozhnik, Moscow".

Created by Komintern in 1922, MOPR had a purpose of liberating terrorists from jails around the world, and fomenting anti-government activities in foreign countries. Although many Soviet citizens were enrolled in it and had to make "voluntary" monthly contributions, the activist members deserving a special badge were relatively few.

/Avers 8, p. 284, fig. 1389/

Please note, the penny in our photo is for size reference.
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