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Badge: Anapa (Sun)

Object

Badge

Object number

2022.131

Physical Description

Two piece hanging metal pin badge in red, blue and gold. The badge features cyrillic text, a star in a red border, and the shapes of the sun and sea.

Object history

This Soviet badge represents the town of Anapa and the sun - the word
солнечный (solnechnyy) means sunny or solar which may be reference to the town's climate. Anapa is a coastal town on in the west of Russia in the Krasnodar Krai region of the country. It lies on the Black Sea.

This badge was donated by the former Branch Secretary for Hackney Unison trade union, 1994-1996.

Associated Organisation

Associated Place

USSR (Soviet Union) (Place)

Material

Metal
Enamel

Dimension

Length: 45mm
Width: 22mm
Depth: 3mm

On display?

No

Inscription

жемчужйна россйй

анапа

солнечный