Russia, Soviet Union. An “Excellence in Socialist Competition of the Ministry of Coal Industry of the USSR” Badge certificate_of_authenticity on loan to the Royal

on loan to the Royal Canadian Navy

he received the medal with 1866 clasp while with the 14th Battalion "Princess of Wales' Own Regiment"

eventually in the rank of Major General

1919 in Montreal

featuring an extremely sharp 105 mm long magnetic metal blade attached to a 78 mm long wooden grip

Russia, Soviet Union. An “Excellence in Socialist Competition of the Ministry of Coal Industry of the USSR” Badge certificate_of_authenticity on loan to the RoyalConstructed of bronze and enamels, depicting a coal worker holding a pneumatic hammer in one hand while wielding a flag bearing a profile of Stalin and Lenin looking left, the reverse with a threaded screw post and a non matching screw plate, unmarked, measuring 27. 11 mm (w) x 39. 9 mm (l), in fine condition.