Badge for the 7th anniversary of the VChK-GPU of Crimean SSR/Наградой знак Крымского ЦИК в честь 7-й годовщины органов ВЧК-ОГПУ

In 1924 the Crimean Central Executive Committee /ЦИК Крымской ССР/ established a badge for the 7th anniversary of the VChK-GPU /ВЧК-ГПУ/. Badges were manufactured in silver by Higher artistic and technical workshops (VKhTM) /Высшими художественно-техническими мастерскими (ВХТМ)/.

Specimen from the collection of State Historical Museum.
Silver, gilding, enamel.
Size 58х25 mm.

Inside the banner "Proletarians/Workers of all countries unite".

 

Another example of this very rare badge.

Original plate and screw.

Marked "ВХТМ/VKhTM".

 

Note that Budyonovka has unusual green star. According by the GPU order No. 119 from June 27, 1922 г. /Приказ ГПУ № 119 от 27 июня 1922 года/ GPU troops wore Budyonovka with a dark green star: "dark blue winter cloth helmet with a dark green sewed star"/"зимний суконный шлем тёмно-синего цвета с тёмно-зелёной нашивной звездой".
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Fake badges.