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Communist Youth Medals and Badges
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VLKSM (Komsomol) Membership badge, military issue with a screw back, in brass, 1970s - 1980s. Mint marked.
VLKSM Membership badge, full-size pinback version, 1970s-1980s.Maker-marked.
Excellent condition.
14th Congress of Komsomol, commemorative badge, 1962.
Excellent condition.
15th Congress of Komsomol, Delegate's Badge, 1966. Issued
exclusively to the delegates of the congress, this fine
quality badge is similar in style to the delegate badges of
Communist Party congresses. Excellent condition.
18th Congress of Komsomol, delegate's badge, 1978. Beautifully made piece issued exclusively to the delegates and VIP guests of the congress. In excellent condition.
Table Medal in bronze in Commemoration of the 18th Congress of the VLKSM (Lenin
Communist Youth League), Leningrad Mint, 1978. In excellent condition.
19th Congress of Komsomol, Delegate's Badge, 1982. This
impressive, large size badge is among the hardest to find in
the VLKSM congress delegate series. Issued exclusively to the
delegates and VIP attendees. In outstanding condition.
23rd Congress of Komsomol of Ukraine, Delegate's Badge, 1980s.
Excellent condition.
19th Congress of the Uzbekistan Komsomol, delegate's badge,
1970.
Participant's Badge of the 6th Komsomol Conference of the
Voroshilvskiy District, city of Moscow,
circa 1960s.
Badge for Active Work in Komsomol, Type 1 in solid silver,
circa 1958. Extremely well made and scarce version awarded to
top Komsomol "apparatchiks". Excellent condition.
For Active Work in Komsomol, Type 2 circa 1960s-70s. Brass
gilt, enamel.
Honorary Badge of VLKSM, Type 1, circa 1966-68. The highest
award of Komsomol, bestowed very sparingly upon top leadership
of the Communist Party and Communist Youth. A very rare early
piece in excellent condition.
VLKSM Central Committee Medal (Honorary Badge) of Honored
Mentor of Youth, Type 1, 1973-1975. A very scarce first
version of the badge issued for only a couple of years
exclusively by the VLKSM. In 1975, it became a joint award by
the Komsomol and the Trade Unions of the USSR, which resulted
in a re-design of the medal. In excellent condition.
Medal (Honorary Badge) of Honored Mentor of Youth, Type 3, 1978-91. An interesting decoration awarded jointly by the Central Committees of the Trade Unions and VLKSM. EXC condition.
To a Foremost Worker of New Construction of the 6th Five-Year
Plan, relief reverse variation, 1957-59.
For Large Harvest of Corn, VLKSM Central Committee award, 1959-
1964. Excellent condition.
Award Badge (Medal) of the Central Committee of VLKSM for
Distinction in Labor, 1980s.
Lenin Test (Leninskiy Zachyot), 1969-1970. Awarded by the
Central Committee of Komsomol.
Badge of a Young Guardsman of a Five-Year Plan, 2nd cl., Type 1 Var. 2, circa late 1970s. In brass, much nicer quality than the common aluminum badges from the 80s. The reverse of the suspension has early mint mark "MMD". In very fine to excellent condition.
Young Guardsman of the 11th Five-Year Plan, 2nd cl., 1981-
1985. Aluminum version in excellent condition.
Young Guardsman of a Five-Year Plan, 3rd class, Type 2, circa
late 1970s. Aluminum version in excellent condition.
VLKSM Medal for Protecting the Environment, circa 1970s. Nice
quality piece in brass and enamel, mint marked. Excellent
condition.
Komsomol Searchlight, 1982-1991. For wear by Komsomol
committees created to fight misconduct at workplaces and
schools.
Medal (Honorary Badge) for the Construction of the Baikal-Amur Railroad, VLKSM
Central Committee award, 1978-1991. Scarce piece in near mint condition.
VLKSM "Golden Hands Master" Medal, 1970s-80s.
In brass, gold-and silver-plated, mint marked.
VLKSM "Golden Hands Master" Neck Medal, 1973-1991. In bronze.
Massive pentagon-shaped pendant.
VLKSM Shock-Worker badge. In aluminum and paint. Resembles
VLKSM membership badge but dated.
VLKSM Central Committee Medal (Honorary Badge) "To a Best
Young Cotton Grower", 1969 - 1991. Attractive and relatively
uncommon mint marked badge in aluminum and enamel. In
excellent condition.
For Achievements in Development of Agriculture, VLKSM Central Committee Award, 1958 - 1965.
Excellent condition.
VLKSM Central Committee Medal (award badge) "To a Foremost Young Worker of Animal Farming", 1970s - early 1980s. Early version with "MMD" mint mark. In excellent condition.
VLKSM "Golden Ear of Wheat" Medal for Successes in
Agriculture, late 1970s-1980s.
OKD (Communist Youth Operational Crime-Fighting Unit) Member Badge, 1980s. Excellent condition.
Young Dzerzhinets (Young Pioneer Law Enforcement Enthusiast) badge, 1970s-80s.
Excellent condition.
Bryansk Komsomol Operativnyi Otryad (Police Field Support
Unit) badge, circa 1960s-70s.
Badge for Active Work, Leninskiy District OKO
(Operativnyi Komosomol'skiy Otryad), city of Gorkiy, circa
1970s.
Chelyabinsk OKO (Operativnyi Komosomol'skiy Otryad),
membership badge, circa 1970s.
Chelyabinsk Young Friends of Police, membership badge, circa
late 1970s.
Chelyabinsk Dzerzhinets (Komsomol Police Support unit),
membership badge, circa late 1970s.
Komsomol Detachment of the Volunteer Police Support (DND), circa 1980s.
VLKSM Medal for Winning the Youth Science and Technical
Creativity Contest, 1970s-80s. Excellent condition.
Award Table Medal in bronze to a Winner of the 1985 Contest of Student Science
Papers on Social Studies, History of the VLKSM, and History of the International
Youth Movement. Rather than being a purely commemorative medal, this unusual piece
was bestowed exclusively upon the laureates of the contest and only on one
occasion. Just 300 were ever produced. In excellent condition.
VLKSM Central Committee Award Badge "To a Best Pioneer Leader"
(Pionervozhatyi), Type 1 Var. 1 (in brass and high quality
enamels), 1954 - 1966. Excellent condition.
VLKSM Central Committee Medal "To Young Pioneer Leader", Type
2, circa late 1970s - early 80s issue.
Scarce Communist Youth award in excellent condition.
Medal (Honorary Badge) to a Best Teacher - Komsomol Member, 1970s-80s. VF/EXC
condition. One of the top awards of Komsomol bestowed by its central committee.
Medal for Active Work on Cultivating Children and Adolescents, 1986-1991. Bestowed
jointly by the Central Committee of Komsomol and Soviet Trade Union Committee
(VTsSPS) for only a few years before the collapse of the USSR. Near mint
condition.
"Always Ready!", 1980s. Young Pioneer League achievement award.
Young Pioneer Membership Badge, 1944-1958 type, MMD (Moscow
Mint) variation, circa mid to late 1950s issue.
Attractive piece in solid brass with gilt finish and high
quality enamel. In excellent condition.
Young Pioneer Membership Badge, 1944-1958 type. Brass,
enamels. Maker marked flat reverse variation in very fine to
excellent condition.
Young Pioneer, 1st level, 1958-1962 type. Brass, enamels. Flat reverse variation.
Young Pioneer, 1st level, 1958-1962 type. Brass, enamels. Relief reverse variation.
Young Pioneer, 3rd (highest) level, 1958-1962 type. In
brass and enamels. Relief reverse variation.
Young Pioneer membership badge, 1970s - 80s. Aluminum and
paint. Shows Lenin's portrait and Young Pioneers motto "Always
Ready!" Excellent condition.
Young Pioneer Membership tie or kerchief (galstuk).
Unissued example with a 1990 manufacturer's tag still
attached.
50th Anniversary of the Leningrad Pioneer Organization, 1972. Official award badge.
50th Anniversary of the Young Pioneer Organization, commemorative badge
to the attendees of the anniversary celebration in Moscow in May 1972.
Octoberist Membership Badge, 1970s. Aluminum, paint. Shows
portrait of Lenin as a little boy.
Flag of the Octoberist Organization, circa 1980s. In unissued
condition.
Young Naturalist Badge, circa 1960s. In brass and enamels, a
very well-made Pioneer award in excellent condition.
Young Dzerzhinets (Young Pioneer Law Enforcement Enthusiast unit), membership
badge, 1970s-80s. Excellent condition.
Young Friends of Fire Brigade, circa 1950s-60s Brass,
enamels. Flat reverse variation.
Young Friends of Fire Brigade, circa 1950s. Brass,
enamels. Relief reverse variation.
BGTO (Be Ready for Labor and Defense) Youth Physical Fitness Badge, 1961 - 1972.
In very fine to excellent condition.
BGTO (Be Ready for Labor and Defense) Youth Physical Fitness Badge, Leningrad Mint
version with inscription at the top, 1961 - 1972. Excellent condition.
All-Union Student Sports Tournament of 1951, participant's badge.
Spartakiada (Sports Competition) Dedicated to the 40th
Anniversary of VLKSM, participant's badge, 1958.
Sixth World Youth and Students Festival, participant from
Kuban' Region.
First Youth Festival of the [Russian] Republic, 1957. Brass,
enamels.
Sixth World Youth Festival, Delegate from Molotovskiy District, Moscow, 1957. Brass, enamels, fine quality.
2nd Festival of Friendship between Soviet and Hungarian
Communist Youth in Leningrad, participant's badge, 1977 issue.
Very uncommon and well-made piece by the Leningrad Mint.
Excellent condition.
Stalingrad Youth and Students Festival badge, c. 1956-57. Excellent condition.
30th Anniversary of Komsomol badge, Official Issue, 1949. Variation w. white
enamel on the bottom part. Excellent condition.
40th Anniversary of VLKSM (Communist Youth League), 1958, Table Medal in bronze.
Attractive early piece of Khrushchev era featuring classic Soviet propaganda
artwork. Excellent condition.
50th Anniversary of VLKSM (Lenin Communist Youth League),
Table Medal in Bronze, 1968. Massive 70-mm piece by the
Leningrad Mint. In excellent condition. Comes with a period
case that may be original to the medal.
Badge in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of VLKSM, "VIP"
version in gilded brass, 1968. In near mint condition.
Badge in Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of VLKSM, 1968.
Manufactured by Moscow Mint. Issued by the Central Committee
of VLKSM.
Table Medal "50 Years with Lenin's Name" for the XVII Congress of the VLKSM, 1974.
The medal marked the anniversary of the Komsomol being given the name of Lenin
Communist Youth League. A relatively scarce medal issued to the attendees of the
congress. Very fine condition.
Table Medal in bronze in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the LKSMU (Lenin Communist Youth League of Ukraine). Featuring attractive "revolutionary" artwork, this medal was struck at the Moscow Mint in 1979. In excellent condition and includes original fitted case of issue.
60th Anniversary of the Komsomol of Azerbaijan, Table Medal in bronze and enamel, 1980. A relatively uncommon piece, one of only 1500 minted. Excellent condition.
Badge of a Recipient of the VLKSM Honorary Certificate, 1978
issue dedicated to the 60th Anniversary of Komsomol.
"60 Years with Lenin's Name", badge of the Central Committee of VLKSM, 1985.
Fairly scarce award to Komsomol activists. Excellent condition.
Ukrainian Komsomol Medal to a Laureate of the Contest for
Best
Student Work
in the Field of Social Studies, History of VLKSM and History
of International Youth Movement, circa 1970s-80s.
Medal of a Winner of the Professional Skills Contest among Vocational Technical
Colleges of the Ukrainian SSR, issued by the LKSMU (Yong Communist League of
Ukraine), circa 1980s. A very uncommon award in excellent condition.
Medal of a Winner of the Prize of Belorussian Komsomol, circa
1980s.
Badge for the Construction of the Komsomol Coal Mines, circa
1960s
Awarded by the Ukrainian branch of VLKSM for outstanding
labor
results.
Medal of a Winner of Uzbekistan Komsomol Prize in the Field of Science and Technology,
circa 1980s.
Medal for Active Participation in the Development of Coal Mining Industry, circa late 1950s-1960s. Awarded by the Ukrainian branch of VLKSM for outstanding results in labor. Very attractive decoration in excellent condition.
Medal for Active Participation in "Shock" Construction, circa 1960s. Awarded by the Ukrainian branch of VLKSM for making a significant contribution in construction projects deemed to be of utmost importance for the national economy. Attractive decoration in excellent condition.
50th Anniversary of the Transbaikal Komsomol, late 1960s-early 1970s.
Badge in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Komsomol
of Georgia, early 1980s. Made by the Leningrad Mint, this
piece was awarded to the Komsomol and Communist Party VIPs in
Georgian SSR - as opposed to various commemorative pins
available for purchase to general public. In excellent
condition.
Notebook of a Delegate of the XIV Congress of the Communist Youth Leage of Ukraine, 1949. Issued exclusively to delegates, EXC condition.
Certificate for a Banner Awarded by Ukrainian VLKSM to a Military Unit, "to be kept for eternity", 1988. Very rare. Good condition.