Soviet
Award Medal (Badge) for those who participated in the clean-up after the
Reactor Meltdown in Chernobyl.
In UNISSUED CONDITION and includes ORIGINAL
STORAGE / ISSUE BOX.
This is GUARANTEED 100% Original official Soviet issue item
from late 1980s, NOT a recent replica!
The medallion is 36 mm wide, 40mm tall not including the
suspension device. Made in solid brass with gold finish and high quality
“hot baked” enamels. The suspension shows the raised logo of the
Moscow Mint (MMD) on reverse.
This badge has striking imagery: Red Cross with a drop of
blood on blue in the center, punctured by the Gamma, Beta, and Alpha rays. The
writing in the black band is “To a Participant of the Liquidation of the
Consequences of the Accident, ChAES (Chernobyl Atomic Power Station).”
The badge is in NEAR MINT, UNISSUED condition, shows neither
any tarnish to the gold finish nor wear to enamel. Includes original suspension
with clean ribbon, connecting link holding the medallion and fully functional
pin attachment. The badge comes with original issue / storage BOX in cardboard
and with ORIGINAL WRAPPING PAPER, exactly as it left the factory.
Awarded by the Soviet government to heroic firefighters,
policemen and workers – many of them volunteers – who had come from all parts
of the Soviet Union to participate in the rescue and clean-up efforts.  They often worked at or in the immediate
vicinity of the reactor site with little or no protection from the deadly
radiation.
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