Badge "Excellent Cultural Patronage Of The Armed Forces Of The USSR".

[Chuck In Oregon]

Isn't this the badge for an excellent entertainer of Soviet troops? An honorary thank-you item for donating one's time and talent to troop morale. I have never seen a book for this badge, but I have 3-4 of the badges myself. I don't recall if any of them are numbered. I'll have to look when I get home. I generally keep them with either my "arts and theater" badges or my general "otlichnik" badges. As I recall (which is getting increasingly more difficult), there are metal and plastic variants.

Chuck In Oregon
Currently, Chuck In Tbilisi, Georgia