Fake Supreme Soviet Deputy Badges

[Tal Inbar]

This is the first time that I see something like this. SO UGLY AND CRUDE!

Just for the record - a real badge (photo by Nota Bene):

It was part of a uniform. And the seller words:

"There is a naval academy badge (Frunze Naval Academy), two wearing copies of the Star of the Hero of the USSR, and a badge of the Deputy of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR."

Well.......

[Art]

Tal was the fake being sold as an original? It's absolutely horrible.

[Bryan]

How can anyone believe that this is real? It has to be one of the worst looking fakes I have ever seen.

Bryan

[Nota Bene]

Gentlemen,

That's a first. I have never seen a fake Supreme Soviet badge before. It's ugly, but I think that if a collector had never seen a genuine badge up close he can easily take it for an original.

Alexei

[Tal Inbar]

Interesting badge - looks almost right, but has a "flat" look - the background rays and the H&S looks vague. Could be, however a problematic scan.

[Nota Bene]

Tal,

I think the scan is quite nice, and it's the badge that is problematic. I am told that they are now making very decent copies.

Alexei

Here're some of those decent copies:

[Nota Bene]

Armenian SSR:

[Nota Bene]

Georgian SSR:

[Nota Bene]

Ukrainian SSR:

[Nota Bene]

Tuvan Autonomous Republic: