Silver Badge of Air Force Strengthening Special Committee/Серебряный знак особого комитета по усилению военно-воздушного флота

Two variations of Eduard-made badges are known: "large" and "small" badges. They differ from each other not only in size but also in stamps. The seasiest wat to diffientiate between two variations - geometry of the ribbons.

"Large" variation vs. "small" variation.

Large badge.

History of the badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/his...et-and-its-air-fleet-department-badges.24633/

Silver, blackening, enamel.
Size 69 х 46 mm.
Weight 60.18 g.

Marked with a St. Petersburg district assay office mark for silver [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], round mark and "VD/ВД" for Eduard /Эдуард/ workshop. Screwplate marked with St. Petersburg district assay office round mark for silver, "VD/ВД" and "Eduard/Эдуардъ".

 

Silver, blackening, enamel.
Size 71 х 47 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg district assay office mark for silver [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], round mark and "VD/ВД" for Eduard /Эдуард/ workshop.Screwplate marked with St. Petersburg district assay office round mark for silver, "VD/ВД" and "Eduard/Эдуард" (note that name of the workshop doesn't end with "ъ").

 

Small badge.

Silver, blackening, enamel.
Size 57 х 34.8 mm.
Weight 34.1 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg district assay office mark for silver [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], round mark and "VD/ВД" for Eduard /Эдуард/ workshop. Screwplate marked with St. Petersburg district assay office round mark for silver, "VD/ВД" and "Eduard/Эдуардъ".

 

Silver, blackening, enamel.
Size 60 х 35.6 mm.
Weight 33.16 g.

Marked with St. Petersburg district assay office mark for silver [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], round mark and "VD/ВД" for Eduard /Эдуард/ workshop. Screwplate marked with St. Petersburg district assay office round mark for silver, "VD/ВД" and "Eduard/Эдуардъ".

 

Another example of the large badge.

Silver, blackening, enamel.
Size 60 х 50 mm.

Marked with St. Petersburg district assay office mark for silver [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], round mark and "VD/ВД" for Eduard /Эдуард/ workshop.
Screwplate marked with St. Petersburg district assay office round mark for silver, "VD/ВД" and "Eduard/Эдуард" (note that name of the workshop doesn't end with "ъ").

Marks.

 

Diploma for the silver badge https://asiamedals.info/threads/air...ons-for-the-imperial-air-fleet-in-1913.24634/

 

Cased large badge.

Silver, gilding, blackening, enamel.
Size 72 x 47 mm.
Weight 60.27 g.

 

Salty large badge.

Silver, gilding, blackening, enamel.
Size 70 x 46 mm.
Weight 59 g.

Same specimen after enamel restoration.

 

Large badge.

Silver, blackening, enamel.
Size 75 х 46.3 mm.
Weight 46.46 g.

Marked with a St. Petersburg district assay office mark for silver [alpha, female head in a kokoshnik to the right, 84], round mark and "VD/ВД" for Eduard /Эдуард/ workshop. Screwplate is missing.