Russia, Soviet Union. A Cheka-Kgb 60Th Anniversary Badge 1917-1977 Auction at Oliveto

at Oliveto

Vaterland” (German - God

1917-1918 by the British artist Sir William Orpen (1878-1931) is displayed as part of the Orpen Portraits in the Canadian War Memorials Collection of the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa

A German Eagle Order

measuring 87 mm (w) x 139 mm (h)

Russia, Soviet Union. A Cheka-Kgb 60Th Anniversary Badge 1917-1977 Auction at OlivetoIn silver gilt with red and blue enamels, maker marked on the reverse, measuring 26. 2 mm (w) x 48 mm (h), maker marked " " (Monetny Dvor, Moscow) on the screwback, intact enamels, scattered gilt wear, oxidation spot evident on the screwback, very light contact, near extremely fine. Footnote: The Cheka was the first of a succession of Soviet secret police organizations, established in 1917. It eventually transformed into the Committee for State