Property of Lydia del Carmen García y Quirós

2025.23

Gift

Maker: Unidentified. No mark on the visible (obverse) face. Reverse — which on these badges typically carries the manufacturer's stamp and Soviet retail price — not imaged. Date: circa 1965–1985 (inferred from style; tentative). Anodized/enamel Lenin badges of this type were produced broadly across the 1960s–1980s, with output peaking around the 1970 Lenin centennial. Absent a dated reverse, the exact year cannot be confirmed and could fall outside 1959–1990, though the design is fully consistent with the collection range.

Slogan band (front): ЛЕНИН – НАШЕ ЗНАМЯ ("Lenin is our banner").

Metal

Materials: Gold-tone metal (likely anodized aluminum, or brass/tombac); red and white enamel or enamel-effect paint. Technique: Die-struck/stamped metal with cold-enamel or epoxy color infill; gilt or anodized finish.

Good

"Ленин — наше знамя" was a stock Soviet agitational slogan. Lenin badges are among the most prolific of all Soviet значки — collectors cite on the order of ~4,000 distinct types — mass-produced in enormous quantities through the 1960s–80s and especially for the 1970 centennial of Lenin's birth. This particular slogan variant is not itself a dated centennial issue.