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    Opera Nazionale Balilla badge

    Here is another Italian badge I got, Isn´t this some kind of fascist youth movement badge???

    Nicely makermarked. Does anyone know from which year?

    Common? Value? I have no experinece with Italian badges and medals, but always exciting to learn.
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      #3
      I love those fasces on the back as part of the maker mark!

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        #4
        Hello,
        this is a scarf pin of Opera Nazionale Balilla: the youth fascist organization. It was applied on the scarf for official Balilla uniform. I think this is a quite rare version, usually you can find the most common "SE AVANZO SEGUITEMI" version.
        A. XIV stay for 14th year of fascist era = 1936.
        On the back you can read COMITATO PROVICIALE MILANO = "Milan provicial committee", so maybe it is a specific version for that location group.
        Exists also faked ONB/GIL pins, however judging by excellent manufacture for me this is a good one.
        Experts help waiting...

        Regards
        Brus
        Last edited by brus; 06-15-2009, 06:30 PM.

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          #5
          Really excellent! A fantastic badge.

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            #6
            Brus is indeed right; this is indeed an ONB badge to be worn to fix the blue scarf as set by regulations.

            According to the book Ieri Ho Visto Il Duce; Trilogia dell’iconografia Mussoliniana part 2, four types of this badge with this image were created and all in 1936. One of these was created for the Milan provicial committee, but the maker of the badge is F.M. Lorioli & Castelli.

            A nice original badge.

            Greetings,

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              #7
              Thank you for the info!!!

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                #8
                Anyone has any idea how much these types of badges fetch?

                I am going to sell or trade this one.

                I saw a similar on a website for 145 $, too much or what???

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