Chairman Mao Swims the Yongjiang River 11th Anniversary Guangxi Nanning Badge

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Circular anodized aluminum badge with red plastic (51.3 mm) Obv: Profile of Mao in gold (head and collar) on red sunrays disc. Bridge over the Yongjiang River in Nanning (in red), silver waves, and the inscription below Mao. Rev: hollowed out Mao form. Inscription (obv.): 到大江大海去锻炼 Go to the Big River and Sea to Exercise (In the summer of 1964, Chairman Mao, who was 70 years old, was swimming in the Shisanling Reservoir. He said to the young people around him: "Swimming is a sport to fight against nature. You should go to the big river and the sea to exercise.") 1.7 January 7th Inscription (rev.): 广西南宁 1958-1969 (inside hollowed area) Guangxi, Nanning 伟大领袖毛主席冬泳邕江十一周年纪念 Commemorating the 11th anniversary of the great leader Chairman Mao’s winter swim in the Yongjiang River See additional images showing a Cultural Revolution period celebration of Mao's "Winter Swim" and more recent celebrations in Nanning, where the event is still celebrated every January 7th. Guaranteed original relic of the Cultural Revolution.
Chairman Mao Swims the Yongjiang River 11th Anniversary Guangxi Nanning Badge
Chairman Mao Swims the Yongjiang River 11th Anniversary Guangxi Nanning Badge
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Description
Circular anodized aluminum badge with red plastic
(51.3 mm)
Obv: Profile of Mao in gold (head and collar) on red sunrays disc. Bridge over the Yongjiang River in Nanning (in red), silver waves, and the inscription below Mao.
Rev: hollowed out Mao form.
Inscription (obv.):
到大江大海去锻炼
Go to the Big River and Sea to Exercise
(In the summer of 1964, Chairman Mao, who was 70 years old, was swimming in the Shisanling Reservoir. He said to the young people around him: "Swimming is a sport to fight against nature. You should go to the big river and the sea to exercise.")
1.7  January 7th
Inscription (rev.):
广西南宁
1958-1969  (inside hollowed area)
Guangxi, Nanning
伟大领袖毛主席冬泳邕江十一周年纪念
Commemorating the 11th anniversary of the great leader
Chairman Mao’s winter swim in the Yongjiang River
See additional images showing a Cultural Revolution period celebration of Mao's "Winter Swim" and more recent celebrations in Nanning, where the event is still celebrated every January 7th.
Guaranteed original relic of the Cultural Revolution
.
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