Summary
Badge issued in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), depicting Lenin, and celebrating a centenary, probably the birth of Lenin 1870. Possibly issued by the Communist Party.
Part of collection of badges collected by Jim Cooper, a veteran member of the Building Workers' Industrial Union (NSW Branch) and Union and political activist before his death in 1984. His daughter passed the badges on to Alf Zeeno, ex-secretary of the BWIU, with a request that they be donated to the museum.
Physical Description
Rectangular metal badge, depicting Lenin at this writing desk. Text in the upper left corner.
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Public Life & Institutions, Working Life & Trades, Politics & Society
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Alfred Zeeno, 14 Aug 1990
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Issued By
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Person Depicted
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Inscriptions
Text : 100 (in red) / [Russian text]
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Keywords
Working Life, Politicians, Political Ideologies, Communism, Centenaries, Badges
