1937–2012 Russian FSB Radio Counterintelligence Service 75th Anniversary Badge – Official Issue

Description

Original Item – Only One Available. This official commemorative badge marks the 75th anniversary of the FSB Radio Counterintelligence Service, one of the specialized technical branches responsible for monitoring, detecting, and countering foreign radio intelligence and communications threats. Units of this type played a critical role throughout the Cold War and continue to operate as part of Russia’s modern security and counterintelligence structure.

The badge features a shield and sword design with crossed signal arrows and the Russian FSB emblem, symbolizing radio interception, signal intelligence, and counterintelligence operations. The inscription Radio Counterintelligence Service, while the dates 1937–2012 commemorate seventy-five years of operational history. The piece displays high-quality enamel and metalwork and bears the Moscow firm mark “Orel & Ko” on the reverse.

Anniversary badges issued by FSB technical and intelligence departments are typically produced in limited numbers and distributed primarily to serving officers, veterans of the service, and selected personnel, making them rarely encountered on the collector market. For collectors specializing in FSB, Soviet and Russian counterintelligence, or signal intelligence–related insignia, this official anniversary badge represents a highly desirable and authentic addition to a serious collection.