Auction 27 AUCTION 27: ANTIQUE ARMS & MILITARIA
Apr 11, 2021
HELIOS AUCTIONS 1050 Second Avenue Gallery 52 New York, NY 10022 USA, United States

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LOT 37:

A SET OF TWO ORIGINAL VINTAGE SILVER BADGES

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A SET OF TWO ORIGINAL VINTAGE SILVER BADGES

1. A silver pin issued for "The New York World's Fair USSR". The pin depicts a worker holding a scarlet star in his raised hand on a background banner with the Soviet Union symbol, covered with scarlet enamel. He stands on a pedestal with the inscription: "USSR / THE NEW YORK / WORLD'S FAIR 1939". Various hallmarks on the reverse. Pinback. 2. A Mongolian badge "Drummer BNMAU", silver and enamel. The badge is a cogwheel with a hammer in the center on a blue enamel background. Behind the hammer there is a banner covered with red enamel with an inscription in Russian "UDARNIK" (Drummer), below is a scarlet ribbon with the abbreviation "BNMAU" (Cyrillic). The reverse is engraved with S/N "78". Screwback with Soviet mint marks. Total Weight: 1.05 o., 30 g.

Dimensions: L: 1 1/4 in. (3.17 cm.)

Condition: VG, the Mongolian badge has cracks on enamel


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