5 Years Trade Union Railway Badge

[deValcourt]

Eric, the price should have told me the answer. Yes, then it definitely is a copy. Some of the so-called "re-strikes" of the earliest Cheka and OGPU badges are being sold on ePay for anywhere from $50 to $500. The quality of these badges runs basically according to price. I recently bought an OGPU copy as a space filler in my collection and was able to talk the seller into a very reasonable amount considering the high quality. I will know the difference, but like you said, unless I win the lottery I don't expect to ever be able to afford the originals.:rolleyes: (And I don't plan to sell it to anyone as genuine either.:))

Phillip