The Marine Corps Seal was designed by the Marine Corps Uniform Board in accordance with instructions of the Commandant of the Marine Corps – General Lemuel G. Shepherd, Jr. The Seal was adopted by Presidential Executive Order No 10538 of June, 22, 1954.
The traditional Marine Corps emblem – eagle, globe and foul anchor – forms the basic device of the Seal. Of these three, the eagle and the foul anchor are the most aged, dating from 1800 when they first appeared on the Marine uniform button – a button which has remained practically unchanged from its original form. Influenced strongly by the design of the emblem of the British Royal Marines depicting as their domain the Eastern hemisphere, the US Marines adopted in 1868 as their emblem the Western hemisphere of the globe. To this was added the spread eagle and foul anchor from the button. Twelve years later the design of the emblem was completed with the motto “Semper Fidelis” (which is translated from Latin as “Always faithful”).
The scarlet and gold surrounding the emblem are the official colors of the USMC. These in turn are enclosed by Navy blue and gold signifying the Marine Corps as an integral part of the naval team.
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Dog tag “The Icon of the Blessed Virgin of Kazan” is made from stainless steel with golden enamel. It represents an iconographical relief breast-deep image of the Blessed Virgin in characteristic clothes with her head inclined to the Baby. The Baby Christ is depicted strictly full face, the figure is limited waist-deep, only his right hand with a benedictory (two-fingered) gesture is visible. The bottom of the dog tag is decorated with traditional ornament and a legend in Slavic letters: “THE MOST HOLY MOTHER OF GOD SAVE AND PROTECT”.
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Dog tag “Navy Units of the Border Guards Service” (Skull) is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It is the image of the flag of the ships and boats of the Border Troops overlaid with the symbol of the “dead head” in a black cap.
The basis of the flag is the Navy (St. Andrew’s) Russian flag: a waving green cloth with dark blue diagonal cross edged with white stripe.
At the top of the tag is the inscription: “RUSSIA”, at the bottom – an abbreviation:”VMF” which stands for “Navy”. -
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The dog tag is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It represents a bust of a skeleton in a green beret and and a camo suit, holding a knife in his hand and surrounded by a pool of blood.
Below is an inscription: ”SPECIAL FORCES’” written in a swift dynamic style.
The image of the dog tag is based on the emblem laid on the patches of special forces unit “Viking” of the 20th Special Forces detachment of Russian Internal Troops. The detachment was disbanded in 2010.
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The dog tag is made of stainless steel with enamel.
It is a version of the medieval emblem of death – the Merciless Reaper – for combat swimmers and subversive groups of the Navy.
The skeleton, symbolizing the frailty of the flesh, wears a diving suit instead of the black cloak with a hood, and squeezes a dagger instead of the scythe in its bony hand.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Soviet Army and military students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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A metal buckle (thin brass) of the waist belt of the ranks, non-commissioned officers of the Soviet Navy and military students.*
* Note: on all the photographs the image of the buckle is presented in the “storage and transport” condition (conservation in wax paper), since in the mode of use the surface of the buckle is polished to a high gloss and does not allow to make pictures because of the high specular reflection.
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