Candidate Of The Olympic Team Of The Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics Badge. - Page 4

ericlida · 10-27-2009, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Stahanov

Here's an Olympics badge I picked up. It seems to be of better quality than most stock badges. Does anyone have further information on it?

Thanks! :)
Stah

Here is the document for this badge. The badge was for members of Olympic Team of the USSR

Alfred · 04-26-2010, 03:49 PM

Hello,

bought this badge yesterday on a military trade fair.

If I remember right, the badge was given in the 60´s and 70´s to soviet participants (sportlers) of the olympic games in a bunch to make promotion with them.

What is the current value of such a badge?

best regards and thanks
Andreas

deValcourt · 04-26-2010, 10:32 PM

The bigger question is why is there a mint mark on one and not the other? Moreover, what mint mark is that?

Phillip

Alfred · 04-26-2010, 11:41 PM

Perhaps a production variant? Maybe they were produced over a longer time period. Here is also a different badge and document.

best regards
Andreas

Lapa · 04-30-2010, 11:01 AM

Yes, these were indeed produced for many years. They were first produced for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and remained in production up until 1991 (actually, they did prepare some for the 1992 winter Olympics, but by then, the Mother country no longer existed).

By the way, they were the official Soviet team member badge, hence the ID, and the fairly high availability.

Marc

04-26-2010, 10:32 PM	#33
deValcourt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cajun Country Age: 56 Posts: 1,565	Re: Olympic badge The bigger question is why is there a mint mark on one and not the other? Moreover, what mint mark is that? Phillip __________________ Phillip

04-30-2010, 11:01 AM	#35
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Re: Olympic badge Yes, these were indeed produced for many years. They were first produced for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and remained in production up until 1991 (actually, they did prepare some for the 1992 winter Olympics, but by then, the Mother country no longer existed). By the way, they were the official Soviet team member badge, hence the ID, and the fairly high availability. Marc

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