Description
Instituted in 1960
31 mm x 95 mm
as smoking was a past time amongst soldiers and worked to calm the nerves
one in gilt metal with red and white enamels
consisting of an elaborate passkey with topped by a wreathed Bavarian coat of arms
Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Technical Instituted of Peter the Great, c. 1900 Republic of Instituted in 1960In silver gilt, a oval shaped badge, the center featuring a double headed eagle with hammers and calipers behind the talons, surrounded by a thick silver wreath, the reverse with a screwpost, support plate and screwback, the support plate is numbered 36936, and is marked 4, measures 42. 4mm (w) x 56. 3mm (h), weighs 35. 9 grams, wreath heavily oxidized, hand etched, remains in very fine condition.