{"product_id":"1960s-mongolian-people-s-republic-peace-badge-four-harmonious-animals-rare-original-issue","title":"1960s Mongolian People’s Republic “Peace” Badge – Four Harmonious Animals, Rare Original Issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item – Only One Available. A rare original 1960s Mongolian People’s Republic peace badge, inscribed “Peace” and built around one of Mongolia’s most recognizable traditional images of harmony, the Four Harmonious Animals. Mongolia’s organized peace movement had developed rapidly after the establishment of the national peace committee in 1950, and by the 1960s peace and international friendship activity had become an established part of the MPR’s public institutions, with the national organization reorganized again in 1959 and 1966. Rather than relying on the usual dove, globe or Soviet-style peace imagery, this badge uses a distinctly Mongolian cultural symbol to express the same ideal, making it one of the more unusual pieces of socialist-era peace insignia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe badge is a substantial gilt-metal and multicolor enamel issue, depicting the traditional group of the elephant, monkey, rabbit and bird gathered one above another beside a tree, beneath a brilliant sun and radiating blue sky. In the old tale the four animals determine their seniority, learn to respect and support one another, and live cooperatively; in Mongolian tradition the image consequently became a symbol of harmony, friendship and mutual respect. The choice is especially effective here because the red-enamel panel at the base explicitly reads “Peace,” turning an ancient Buddhist and popular Mongolian motif into a modern statement of peace. The animals, green foliage, blue sky and deep red inscription are separated by finely raised gilt outlines, while the plain reverse retains its original period safety-pin attachment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarly Mongolian peace badges using indigenous national symbolism rather than generic international motifs form a particularly attractive collecting field. The Four Harmonious Animals continued to represent peaceful coexistence and cooperation in Mongolian visual culture, but its appearance on a substantial 1960s MPR enamel badge gives the design a very specific Cold War context: traditional imagery reinterpreted within the socialist state’s public language of peace and friendship. For a collection of Mongolian People’s Republic political insignia, peace-movement badges, Buddhist-derived Mongolian symbolism or early Cold War enamel badges, this is a rare and exceptionally characterful original issue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mongolian People's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52882359812408,"sku":null,"price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/1256\/7096\/files\/IMG_1326.jpg?v=1788179782","url":"https:\/\/khanmilitaria.com\/products\/1960s-mongolian-people-s-republic-peace-badge-four-harmonious-animals-rare-original-issue","provider":"KhanMilitaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}