Russian MVD Ministry of Interior Troops Sleeve Badge (Patch) for EMand NCOs.
GUARANTEED ORIGINAL item from the early 90s, not a recent replica!
Measures 85 mm wide (alittle over 3 ¼”). Impressed design made of strong, flexible synthetic. Backcovered in finely woven cloth. Maroon colored wool front has gold circle andshows Soviet military emblem of the red star with hammer & sickle. The useof the Soviet emblem is very interesting to see on this badge because it wasadopted for use by the Russian MVD in 1993, two years after the Soviet Unionfell apart. The round design originally appeared in 1990, but the first modelhad inscription CCCP (“USSR”) on top which was removed on the first badge ofthe Russian model. The old Communist hammer and sickle however remained for awhile: the leadership of MVD apparently loved the old insignia too much tochange it. A short while later, the hammer and sickle disappeared from the MVDemblem. Eventually, the old design was discarded completely in favor of theshield-shaped badge with the tri-colored Russian flag or the new (old) Russiansigil of double-headed eagle.
This particulartransitional MVD badge was used for only a short time, an interesting footnoteto the long history of Soviet MVD.An interestinghistoric piece in Excellent Unissued Condition!
Please note, we haveseveral of these in stock, and the color of the backing material may differ(our photos show an example). The front looks exactly the same on all.
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