{"product_id":"1960s-mongolian-people-s-republic-glory-of-labor-badge-rare-original-issue","title":"1960s Mongolian People’s Republic “Glory of Labor” Badge – Rare Original Issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item – Only One Available. A rare early “Glory of Labor” badge of the Mongolian People’s Republic, dating from the 1960s and belonging to the system of socialist-era distinctions created to recognize exemplary work and achievement. Labor occupied a central place in the public culture of the MPR, particularly during the rapid expansion of industry, agriculture, education and technical training that accompanied the country’s Five-Year Plans. Badges of this class rewarded the individual worker rather than commemorating a political anniversary, placing them among the more personal pieces of Mongolian socialist insignia. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe badge is an especially attractive two-piece suspended construction, with a rectangular red-enamel suspension bar above a large white-enamel badge shaped as an open book. Across the upper field appears the gilt inscription “Glory of Labor,” while the lower composition combines a cogwheel with a finely modelled grain, bringing together the imagery of productive labor, technical progress and knowledge characteristic of the period. Deep-cut gilt borders frame the white enamel pages, and the separate suspension gives the piece considerably greater presence than an ordinary lapel badge. The plain gilt-toned reverse retains its original safety-pin fitting and shows natural age and surface toning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly Glory of Labor insignia are a particularly interesting part of Mongolian civilian faleristics because they represent the everyday system of recognition that existed beneath the better-known state orders and medals. Mongolia’s highest formal labor title, Hero of Labor, had been established in 1956, reflecting the increasing importance attached to distinguished civilian achievement during exactly this period. This badge belongs to that wider culture of socialist labor recognition, but in a much more accessible institutional form. Its substantial construction, early enamel work and distinctive book-and-industry design make it a strong piece for a collection of 1960s Mongolian People’s Republic awards, socialist labor insignia or early civilian badges, and a type that appears considerably less often than later Mongolian labor distinctions.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mongolian People's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52876437160248,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/1256\/7096\/files\/IMG_1306.jpg?v=1788104998","url":"https:\/\/khanmilitaria.com\/products\/1960s-mongolian-people-s-republic-glory-of-labor-badge-rare-original-issue","provider":"KhanMilitaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}