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Soviet Badge “To The Shock Worker Of The Campaign Named After Kaganovich”
№: #4913
Issued: 1935
Material: steel, coper & silver plating
Workshop: Metallurgical artist Artel, Moscow
Height: 37.63 mm
Width: 26.98 mm
Weight w/ screwplate: 11.593 g
Weight w/o screwplate: 9.195 g
On September 18, 1934, the newspaper “Pravda” (№.258 (6144)) reported that the commission of the Presidium of the Central Executive Committee of the USSR for the consideration and approval of breastplates approved the Metrostroy badge “Udarnik of the Kaganovich Campaign”. The image and conditions for obtaining the badge have been published:
“An indispensable condition for obtaining a badge is working without defects, systematically fulfilling the work plan day after day and passing the technical minimum. In case of violation of these obligations, the badge may be taken away by decision of the meeting of shock workers.
There are no state privileges associated with receiving a badge.”
About 7,000 thousand badges were produced by the Metallurgical artist Artel of the Metallurgical Union.
On September 21, 1934, the newspaper “Pravda” (№. 261 (6147)) wrote that in Sokol-National Park of Culture and Recreation named after. Bubnov, a 5,000-strong meeting of metro builders took place, dedicated to the October Campaign named after L.M. Kaganovich. The best shock brigades of Kraevsky, Kholod, Yaremchuk, Ustinova and individual shock troops were given campaign badges. Kaganovich - only 35 pieces.
582 brigades, numbering 20,000 shock troops, took part in the campaign (Izvestia newspaper, September 21, 1935, №. 222 (5470)).
Meetings of badge workers were held, where important construction issues were discussed (Stories of metro builders. M., 1935, p. 388.).
By February 1935, about 6,000 builders had been awarded badges (Izvestia, February 9, 1935, №. 35 (5588)).
Minimum known number: 229, maximum known number: 6256 The number was placed on the nut.
This is a beautifully designed and scarce badge. It boasts full enamel with visible age spots. There is moderate to light wear on the plating. The reverse shows excellent toning from age. While the threaded post is bent it appears to be full length with heavy wear on the machine threads. The screw plate is original to the piece and denotes this badge’s issue number of #4913. The screw plate is stamped with "HUD-MET. / MOSCOW / METIZSOYUZ." The screw plate threads on without struggle and does not have excess play when on the post. Ultraviolet image included to show lack of modern repairs to the enamel.
Sysolyatin#3.239
Awards of the USSR for labor and social activities #238
Award badges of heroes and shock workers of labor #3.76
Signs of law enforcement agencies of the USSR #2.3.30.
Resource book pictured:
Soviet Badges, Volume 2: Law Enforcement Agencies , by Igor Sysolyatin, C 2020
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