Original Chernobyl Liquidator nuclear disaster clean up pin badge(Not issued).
Rare badge in the form of a shield with the inscription "Internal Troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs".
The badge is dedicated to the internal troops of the USSR Ministry of Internal Affairs(Police), who took an active part in the liquidation.
Approximate manufacturing year 1987.
Light metal and enamel badge, with a safety pin at the back.
Size 4 x 3.8 cm, weight 6 grams.
Please note - the badge has never been in Chernobyl or Ukraine. There is no radioactive danger.
The Chernobyl disaster (Chornobyl Catastrophe; also referred to as Chernobyl or the Chornobyl accident) was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (then officially the Ukrainian SSR), which was under the direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe.