SovietBadge for Excellence in Local Antiaircraft Defense, late 1950s issue.
This isGUARANTEED 100% ORIGINAL Soviet award, made and officially issued during the50s – not a later issue or a replica!
Made inBrass and high quality “hot baked” Enamels. Measures 38.7 mm tall x 28.8 mmwide. The badge was established in 1956 and issued by the Agency for LocalAntiaircraft Defense which until 1960 was subordinate to MVD rather thanMinistry of Defense.
Thebadge is in GREAT CONDITION! The ENAMELis very well preserved and looks almost perfect to the naked eye. There aresome tiny contact marks and minor scratches, mostly in the white center, butthe enamel is completely free of the usual chips, flaking or rubbing. All theenamel on this piece is 100% ORIGINAL – there are no enamel repairs.
A goodamount of the original “gilt” mint luster is visible in recessed areas of thewreath and especially on the reverse around the screw post. The screw post isoriginal and full length, over 10 mm. Thebadge includes scarce ORIGINAL screw plate maker-marked “USSR Artists Fund”.
Greatlooking and interesting Soviet Antiaircraft / Civil Defense award fromKhrushchev era and the height of Cold War tensions.
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