Summary

Badge of the Uniunea Generala A Sindicatelor (U.G.S.R.) , General Trade Union Confederation. 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

Gold-coloured badge with coloured enamel. Central circular image of two clasped hands in white and gold, against a blue background, surrounded by a white border with gold lettering. Left side of circle is a gold-coloured geared wheel, and on the right a gold-coloured wheat sheaf. On top of the circle is a Romanian flag in blue, yellow and red, with a red flag behind.

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