1970 USSR KGB First Main Directorate 50th Anniversary Badge – PGU Foreign Intelligence Official Issue

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Original Item – Only One Available. Original issued badge commemorating the 50th anniversary of the KGB’s First Main Directorate (PGU), the Soviet Union’s elite foreign intelligence branch. Produced in 1970, the design features a bold red enamel “50” flanking a vertical sword, the upper panel bears the dates “1920–1970,” marking half a century of clandestine operations under the banner of Soviet state security.

This was an official PGU issue, awarded within the ranks of the foreign intelligence service. Surviving examples are scarce and highly sought after, as they represent not only a milestone in Soviet intelligence history but also one of the most iconic anniversary pieces connected to the Cold War spy apparatus.