Lenin Badges

[Nota Bene]

This is actually a faximilie of his signature. Nice quality pin!

Alexei

[deValcourt]

Originally Posted by Nota Bene

This is actually a faximilie of his signature. Nice quality pin!

Alexei

You mean he signed his name with parentheses around the last name?:D

I agree. They are well made and from what appears to be two different periods or two different runs (based only on the mint mark difference).

Phillip

[Nota Bene]

Originally Posted by deValcourt

You mean he signed his name with parentheses around the last name?:D

Yes, except that his last name was actually Ulianov.

Alexei

[deValcourt]

Originally Posted by Nota Bene

Yes, except that his last name was actually Ulianov.

Alexei

Details.:rolleyes: They should have used brackets [ ] to indicate redaction* of the name.:D

*Wow, I got to use a word I haven't since working in Moscow.:)

Phillip

[Pobeda45]

This tiny Lenin badge is extremely well made and doesn't seem mass-produced. Not sure of the significance or manufacture; it came to me from the Ukraine.

[Pobeda45]

A silver one from a 1970 series, supposedly for VIPs..

[Pobeda45]

According to Avers 8, this badge dates to 1930, the year the final granite Lenin's Mausoleum was built. There are many varieties and I believe the badge was made for several years into the 1930s.