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Old 07-22-2016, 01:44 PM   #11
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Re: MVD School/Academy Badges.

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Can you please help me with this badge? Thank you!
I believe it to be a post-Soviet fantasy production. For one the screwback plate is not Soviet and the overly large presentation with the thin screwpost don't make a lot of sense. The absence of a mintmark is not a guarantee, but also suspicious.
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Old 07-22-2016, 08:48 PM   #12
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Re: MVD School/Academy Badges.

Thank you so much for this information. I thought it might be a hat badge as like you said, it has a really thin post. Ok, thanks again!!
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Old 07-22-2016, 11:33 PM   #13
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Re: MVD School/Academy Badges.

Greetings;

This badge is the MVD Higher Political Academy (VPU) graduation badge circa 1970s.

School was exclusively for training of correctional officers for prisons and labor camps. Each department has a badge of its own design accounting for the various versions. I believe the first star you show, with the green shield, red star and white star border is for the Border Guards. At least that was what I was told when I purchased it a few years ago.

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Old 07-23-2016, 12:32 AM   #14
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Re: MVD School/Academy Badges.

Wow, sounds exciting! So is this a genuine badge and does it have much of a value? Thank you!
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Old 07-23-2016, 01:37 PM   #15
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Re: MVD School/Academy Badges.

Official issue? It is listed and shown, along with variations in Rogov' "History of Award and Insignia of Russian MVD 1802-200". Shown on page 376. Book is is Russian so takes me some time to translate just a little. Indicates possibly devised by faculty/staff for individual dept.

Not extremely rare as they come by occasionally. Cost around $20.

All of this being said. I would still lend some weight to Desantnik. He is the moderator, and undoubtedly far more experienced, and informed than I.

By the way, one of my screw plates has T-K across the top and uhendus (with the double dots over the first u) across the bottom. Screw posts on both my examples are thin, as yours.
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Old 07-23-2016, 09:03 PM   #16
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Hey Tom,
Would it be possible to scan that page from your book and post the picture of this badge? I'd love to see it, thank you!

Here is a follow up on this badge. It is glass enamel and uses the typical soviet red enamel with those tiny black specs in the enamel. If it was just a fantasy piece, would someone go to this extreme for fun? Just a thought!
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Re: MVD School/Academy Badges.

Jane,

Has taken me some time, but I think I have what you want. Hopefully I didn't screw it up somewhere in the process.

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Great! Thank you Tom!!
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