Badge "Excellent" Ministry Of Aviation Industry.

[Taz]

Does anybody know anything about this Otlichnik Badge?
Otlichnik " Aircraft Building Plant, for excellent Quality of Work"

Eddie.

[Christophe]

MAP, "Minaviaprom", "Ministry of Aviation Industry", "Obshchesoyuznoye Ministervo aviatsionnoy promyshlennosti SSSR", was one of the 9 Ministries of the Soviet Defense Industry.

Ch.

[Taz]

MAP, "Minaviaprom", "Ministry of Aviation Industry", "Obshchesoyuznoye Ministervo aviatsionnoy promyshlennosti SSSR", was one of the 9 Ministries of the Soviet Defense Industry.

Ch.

Christophe,

Thanks for the Translation, are these Ministary Badges seen on offer often?
Do you know the other eight Ministries of Defense Industry? Or maybe have some of their Badges.

Eddie.

[Christophe]

Eddie,

The 9 Soviet Defense Industry Ministries are :

* Ministry of Aviation Industry ("Minaviaprom", "MAP") -

* Ministry of Electronic Industry ("Minelektronprom", "MEP") -

* Ministry of Chemical Industry ("Minkhimprom", "MHP") - (now "Russian Armament Agency").

* Ministry of Defense ("Minoborony", "MO") -

* Ministry of General Machine Building ("Minobschmash", "MOM") - (now "Russian Aviation and Space Agency").

* Ministry of Ministry of Defense Industry ("Minoboronprom", "MOP") - (now "Russian Agency on Conventional Weapons").

* Ministry of Radio Industry ("Minradioprom", "MRP") - (now "Russian Control Systems Agency").

* Ministry of Medium Machine Building ("Minsredmash", "MSM") - (now "Ministry of Atomic Energy").

* Ministry of Shipbuilding Industry ("Minsudprom", "MSP") - (now "Russian Shipbuilding Agency").

I dont' collect badges, and I have not seen so many of them for sale...

Cheers.

Ch.

[Taz]

Super Christophe!
Thanks, When I find the time I will do a bit of Reasearch into these Badges they seem to be fairly rare. Excellent Info!

Eddie.