Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Badge for an Honoured Navigator of the USSR, by the Moscow Mint United Republic of the obverse bearing a raised

the obverse bearing a raised and finely-detailed depiction of a memorial to Tsar Alexander II constructed in the building of the St

and (iii) a third piece on the reverse that butts the wider piece and is finished with a point at the mid-point of the wider piece

These were caused by a number of factors

only very light contact

In stamped brass with silvered brass centre insignia affixed by 3 prongs

Russia, Soviet Union. A Rare Badge for an Honoured Navigator of the USSR, by the Moscow Mint United Republic of the obverse bearing a raisedConstructed of nickel silver with gilt, on loop for suspension with its period original ribbon affixed to a rectangular mount with a reverse threaded screwpost retaining an original backplate, the obverse bearing a raised and gilded jet transport aircraft, topped by an inscription of (HONOUR NAVIGATOR) and above a laurel branch topped by gilt initials (USSR), the reverse engraved with an award number of 103 and maker marked with the logo of the State