Badge "Excellent Soviet Army".

[deValcourt]

I didn't know about all the differences until recently. I had an 80s version of the Army shield below. I picked up the one like yours from Sofia at a Gun Show last weekend. I got that and a Ударнику with an original (I think) screw plate (pictured in next post). Oh, and an MVD 20-year long service medal all for $10 - he asked $15. There he was with all his Nazi :censored around his booth and I just asked him if he had any Soviet items because a CCCP naval patch caught my eye. He got out a small box buried under a heap of junk and produced mostly tourist badges and one medal.

Phillip

(Yeah, I know about the photos...but I was in a hurry)

The backs of both for further contrast.