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[Olympian1010 7,946]

6.3 earthquake has hit the Solomon Islands 

 

[heywoodu 14,917]

@Kirkpatrick Is the Eurosport Player working fine for you as well now?

[Kirkpatrick 144]

10 hours ago, heywoodu said:

@Kirkpatrick Is the Eurosport Player working fine for you as well now?

 

Sorry for late reply, just got here. But yeah, watched some tennis yesterday and today, and it seemingly worked fine.

[Olympian1010 7,946]

So, my parents are renovating our house currently. That means I have to completely clean out my room, which I’ve never really done since I’ve been born. It’s not a problem for me, and I’ve enjoyed finding a bunch of old stuff. My recent has really perplexed me though. I’m posting pictures below. I don’t have the slightest memory as to how I came to own this, and I’d appreciate any help in identifying it. My family has no history (on either side) in Eastern Europe, but my grandfather often brings me back things from his travels (he’s been to probably 75-100 countries). I would assume it’s Soviet (duh), but I thought the double eagle was more of a Polish/Austrian thing (Albania too). I would also like to know if any of the pins mean anything special, or if any of the sports pins are from big events. I’d really appreciate the help.
 

Sorry for the quality of the photos, I think it has something to do with @Sindo limits (which is fine). 
 

The crest on the double eagle is of a horseback rider stabbing a dragon (serpent?, dragon/dog?) with a long spear.

 

A lot of the Athletics pins feature the following word “РАЗРЯД”

[Olympian1010 7,946]

4 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

So, my parents are renovating our house currently. That means I have to completely clean out my room, which I’ve never really done since I’ve been born. It’s not a problem for me, and I’ve enjoyed finding a bunch of old stuff. My recent has really perplexed me though. I’m posting pictures below. I don’t have the slightest memory as to how I came to own this, and I’d appreciate any help in identifying it. My family has no history (on either side) in Eastern Europe, but my grandfather often brings me back things from his travels (he’s been to probably 75-100 countries). I would assume it’s Soviet (duh), but I thought the double eagle was more of a Polish/Austrian thing (Albania too). I would also like to know if any of the pins mean anything special, or if any of the sports pins are from big events.
 

Sorry for the quality of the photos, I think it has something to do with @Sindo limits (which is fine). 
 

The crest on the double eagle is of a horseback rider stabbing a dragon (serpent?, dragon/dog?) with a long spear.

 

A lot of the Athletics pins feature the following word “РАЗРЯД”

Maybe @Vojthas @dareza @dcro @Federer91 could help me here?

Edited January 28, 2020 by Olympian1010

[Agger 1,653]

9 minutes ago, Olympian1010 said:

So, my parents are renovating our house currently. That means I have to completely clean out my room, which I’ve never really done since I’ve been born. It’s not a problem for me, and I’ve enjoyed finding a bunch of old stuff. My recent has really perplexed me though. I’m posting pictures below. I don’t have the slightest memory as to how I came to own this, and I’d appreciate any help in identifying it. My family has no history (on either side) in Eastern Europe, but my grandfather often brings me back things from his travels (he’s been to probably 75-100 countries). I would assume it’s Soviet (duh), but I thought the double eagle was more of a Polish/Austrian thing (Albania too). I would also like to know if any of the pins mean anything special, or if any of the sports pins are from big events. I’d really appreciate the help.
 

Sorry for the quality of the photos, I think it has something to do with @Sindo limits (which is fine). 
 

The crest on the double eagle is of a horseback rider stabbing a dragon (serpent?, dragon/dog?) with a long spear.

 

A lot of the Athletics pins feature the following word “РАЗРЯД”

 

The Eagle is Russia's coat of arms (Saint George on the shield) 

[Dmitry 92]

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The double eagle

It is the current Russian coat of arms.

 

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The crest on the double eagle is of a horseback rider stabbing a dragon

It is a coat of arms of Moscow too
 

Edited January 28, 2020 by Dmitry

[Olympian1010 7,946]

Just now, Agger said:

 

The Eagle is Russia's coat of arms (Saint George on the shield) 

Okay, too many countries use the double eagle . I assume it’s Soviet, but I’m so confused. I’ve never been to Russia (and no one in my family has)

[Olympian1010 7,946]

Just now, Dmitry said:

The double eagle is the current Russian coat of arms.

The crest on the double eagle is of a horseback rider stabbing a dragon is a coat of arms of Moscow
 

Any clue as to what the Russia word is? Does the number 3 mean anything? 
 

There’s also a pin on the side that depicts a “Viking” ship with the word Novgorod going vertical, and with what looks like an old Norwegian word going horizontal.

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Here’s some writing from the inside of the cap: