Identification badge of the MfS
Simple "inconspicuous" Designs
- various
-painted, if not stated otherwise
-Good to very good condition
-Rare
-original
These identification badges, often also called observation or observer badges, were used by MfS staff or affiliated units to mutually recognize the observers in order to distinguish them from "normal" visitors or participants in events or locations. Often, the forces used did not know each other personally.