alex1954 Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 Does anyone know what this badge would be? no amount of reference books I have checked have had anything remotely like it. It is possibly a copy as it is not overly high on craftsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, alex1954 said: Does anyone know what this badge would be? no amount of reference books I have checked have had anything remotely like it. It is possibly a copy as it is not overly high on craftsmanship. Pre Gaddafi Libyan Army button I think. Probably 1950s. Certainly insignia of an Arabic nation, or possibly connected with the Ottoman era. However, it’s notable that the eagles head is facing the other way. Is your image inadvertently reversed? Edited 24 December , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Gunner 87 Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 (edited) Apparently that is the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Syria which is the 'Hawk of Qureish'. According to wiki there are a number of different versions depending on the date... the button looks like 1980 to present. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Syria Edited 24 December , 2022 by Gunner 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 17 minutes ago, Gunner 87 said: Apparently that is the Coat of Arms of the Republic of Syria which is the 'Hawk of Qureish'. According to wiki there are a number of different versions depending on the date... the button looks like 1980 to present. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Syria Well done, I think you’re right. I could see the stars even though they’ve been almost rubbed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 87 Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 3 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: I could see the stars even though they’ve been almost rubbed away The only issue is there are three stars on the button with vehicle lines either side representing the colours of the flag. The versions on wiki and online that have three stars don't have the vertical lines.... other than that the eagle is spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Gunner 87 said: The only issue is there are three stars on the button with vehicle lines either side representing the colours of the flag. The versions on wiki and online that have three stars don't have the vertical lines.... other than that the eagle is spot on. Yes here’s the version with three stars to compare. I imagine it means something. Provinces or such like. Edited 24 December , 2022 by FROGSMILE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 87 Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 5 minutes ago, FROGSMILE said: Yes here’s the version with three stars to compare. I imagine it means something. Provinces or such like. Oh yes, the top one is identical to the button.... apparently the stars relate to the flag which, depending on what regime was in power, had two or three stars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FROGSMILE Posted 24 December , 2022 Share Posted 24 December , 2022 3 minutes ago, Gunner 87 said: Oh yes, the top one is identical to the button.... apparently the stars relate to the flag which, depending on what regime was in power, had two or three stars.... Yes I think so. There still seems to be some residual loyalty as it’s now the emblem of the Free Syria Army. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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