Soviet Kazakhstan Republic DEKADA in MOSCOW Badge 10-Day Kazakh Festival 1958 For Sale

Soviet Kazakhstan Republic DEKADA in MOSCOW Badge 10-Day Kazakh Festival 1958
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Soviet Kazakhstan Republic DEKADA in MOSCOW Badge 10-Day Kazakh Festival 1958 :
$47.99

Soviet Badge of a Participant ofa 10-Day Festival of Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan in Moscow, 1958.

This is Guaranteed 100%ORIGINAL piece from 1958, not a recent issue or a replica!

The badge is made in gildedbrass and high quality “hot baked” enamels; measures 34.7 mm x 21.2 mm. Thewriting in the center and along the white border is “Dekada of Kazakh Arts andLiterature in Moscow”.

The badge is in SUPERBcondition. The enamel is perfect, completely free of visible contact marks,flaking, chips or other wear. The original gilt finish is clearly visible onboth sides. The pin attachment is intactand fully functional.

This badge was issued to amember of a series of events showcasing Kazakh culture, literature and arts inMoscow in 1958. The festival was called “dekada” in Russian; it resembles anEnglish word which sometimes leads people to translate it incorrectly asDecade, but in fact it referred to a ten-day span of the festival. There wereother “dekadas” held in the late 50s for other Soviet republics, and there wasa special badge issued for each of them.

These Khrushchev era badges arenicely made and fun to collect!

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