Summary
Badge issued byUnion of Soviet Socialist Republics (U.S.S.R.), pre 1990. The badge depicts an unidentified man (it does not appear to be Marx or Lenin).
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
Metal badge in the shape of a flag. The flag is red with a gold border and flagpole. There are lines radiating from the top left hand corner. On the left , in gold, is a circle with the profile of a bearded man.
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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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Overall Dimensions
1.3 cm (Length), 2.1 cm (Width)
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