Pin
Object number1998.177.0107
Date1948-1989
Mediummetal
Dimensions1.25 × 1.5 in. (3.2 × 3.8 cm)
OriginCzechoslovakia
DescriptionA pin designating an exceptional soldier that is silver with a blue ring around its center and red star points emerging from behind the ring. There are two men in profile in its center. The words "Vzorny Vojak", translating to "Model Soldier", appear inside the blue ring. The pin's more or less circular border is made up of spade-shaped leaves with crossed swords at its base.
This pin was used in when Czechoslovakia was under communist control and was called the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. This time period was from 1948 to 1989.On View
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