{"product_id":"1963-mongolian-people-s-republic-bulgan-province-25th-anniversary-badge-early-original-issue","title":"1963 Mongolian People’s Republic Bulgan Province 25th Anniversary Badge – Early Original Issue","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal Item – Only One Available. A rare original 25th anniversary badge of Bulgan Aimag, issued in 1963 to commemorate a quarter-century since the province’s establishment in 1938. Bulgan was created during the major administrative reorganization of northern Mongolia: a December 1937 resolution of the MPR Council of People’s Ministers divided the existing Selenge administration into separate Bulgan and Selenge aimags, and Prime Minister Anandyn Amar’s subsequent order organized the new Bulgan Aimag with 15 sums, 128 bags and approximately 43,500 inhabitants. Official provincial history recognizes 1938 as its year of establishment, fixing this XXV anniversary issue firmly to 1963. Early provincial jubilee badges of this period belong to a much narrower field than the mass political and anniversary insignia produced throughout the later socialist decades, marking the institutional history of a specific aimag rather than a nationwide celebration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe badge is an unusually distinctive map-shaped gilt-metal and red-enamel issue, formed as a stylized outline of Bulgan Aimag with internal territorial lines worked directly into the enamel field. Across the upper portion appears “Mongolian People’s Republic, Bulgan,” while the lower field carries the Roman numeral “XXV” and anniversary inscription, identifying the province’s 25-year jubilee. The rich translucent red enamel and exposed gilt lettering and boundaries give the small badge considerable visual depth, while the irregular geographic silhouette immediately distinguishes it from conventional circular or shield-shaped commemoratives. The plain gilt reverse retains its original safety-pin fastening and shows natural age and surface toning consistent with an authentic early-1960s example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the specialist collector, the importance of this piece lies in its combination of early date, provincial identity and highly specific anniversary context. Bulgan anniversary insignia from the mature 1980s socialist period are easier to encounter, while substantial enamel issues from the first twenty-five years of the aimag’s existence survive far less frequently. Its unmistakable map form and explicit XXV marking make this an especially strong piece for a collection of Mongolian People’s Republic regional insignia, early aimag anniversary badges, socialist administrative history or 1960s Mongolian enamel work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mongolian People's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52892794814776,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/1256\/7096\/files\/IMG_1335.jpg?v=1788282953","url":"https:\/\/khanmilitaria.com\/products\/1963-mongolian-people-s-republic-bulgan-province-25th-anniversary-badge-early-original-issue","provider":"KhanMilitaria","version":"1.0","type":"link"}