Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Army Higher Engineering and Technical School Archive it sort of reminded me

it sort of reminded me of the black hole of Calcutta

at the centre of a silver Maltese cross with arms bordered in white enamel

in turn bearing a machine-embroidered field-grey mobile swastika

the other pair without stampings

145 mm x 120 mm

Russia, Imperial. A Badge of the Army Higher Engineering and Technical School Archive it sort of reminded meConstructed of a silver alloy, the obverse consisting of an oval laurel and oak leaf wreath, joined together at the bottom by a ribbon defaced by initials ( ), surrounding a cluster of lightning bolts pierced by a crossed shovel and pickaxe, situated above an anchor, topped by a flaming grenade, and overlaid by a double headed Russian imperial eagle, the reverse with a central threaded screwpost retraining an original backplate, unmarked, measuring