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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 4, January 28, 2018, Article 30

SOVIET ERA RUSSIAN ZNACHKI

After receiving Len Augsburger's article on znachki (Russian medallic pinbacks), I reached out to my friend Eric Schena, who is very familiar with these. He kindly provided some information and photos. Thanks! -Editor

Russian Znachki 1

I always took the word ?????? to basically mean little badge or pins. Znachki is the diminutive form of the word ????/znak or badge/insignia. The Russian mint is run by Goznak (??????????????? ???? or State Insignia), and they also manufacture orders and decorations, print currency, and other security related items. Znachki were collected avidly and you could get little folders full of a specific theme. I don't know if any guide books were ever written on them per se, though I would imagine so.

Russian Znachki case Here are some Soviet era znachki, mostly with Lenin themes, that I actually got in Russia in January 1992. The Lenin ones are from the mid to late 1980s as are the other ones on the card labelled "Wars of Russia." The pin in the middle of the bottom row of the Lenin-themed znachki can be dated to early 1986. That piece commemorates the 27th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (XXVII ????? ????), notable as being the first party congress presided over by Mikhail Gorbachev, where he set the stage for perestroika. The reverse of most znachki all bear a maker's mark as well as the price - the example illustrated is the back of the 27th Party Congress pin, ?10k ("???? 10 ??????" / "price 10 kopecks").

Russian Znachki 2


Wayne Homren, Editor

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