08-12-2009, 12:12 AM
From what I can gather these were made early in the history of the soviet plastics industry and are pretty hard to find. Some sources say they were introduced at the 1939 exhibition whereas others say after the GPW. They are certainly BCXB (VSKhV; 1939-40, 1954-58) rather than BDNX (VDNKh) so they are before 1959. The logo of the exhibition changed when it became the BDNX, and this badge is certainly the BCXB logo. I suppose it could be after 1959 if the soviets were into retro stuff; however I have never seen any reference to that.
I was lucky - I bought a silver BCXB medal and document from our favourite Israeli document provider and he asked whether I would be interested in the badge. I said yes and he threw it into the package for an extra $2.
Simon
P.S. I will post some others later today when I return from the coast.
I was lucky - I bought a silver BCXB medal and document from our favourite Israeli document provider and he asked whether I would be interested in the badge. I said yes and he threw it into the package for an extra $2.
Simon
P.S. I will post some others later today when I return from the coast.
