Faleristics is the collecting of badges. Features of the hobby

Some people collect different things and objects for the sake of scientific interest, others - for benefit or for some other reasons. In this article, we'll talk about such a variety of similar activities, like collecting icons.

Collecting as a hobby: the causes of the phenomenon

So why do so many people like to collect different things (often completely unnecessary and invaluable), turning them into huge collections?

Collecting is primarily a hobby. And any hobby, as is known, is a way to "get away" from routine, gray routine or uninteresting work. Man, spending his free time searching for this or that rare thing, first of all rests and distracts from his daily worries. Indeed, in this matter he can become a real king, an expert. And thus realize his hidden potential, which he can not fully disclose at work.

Psychologists say that the main reason for the desire for this activity is purely psychological. At the heart of any collectibles is a thirst for accumulation of something. Any person always wants to own something significant.

One way or another, and for any collector, more importantly, the process of collecting. The search for a new item for your collection and its careful study bring immense pleasure.

Collecting and its main types

Each collector "goes crazy" in his own way, depending on personal preferences and status. Someone hunts for beer lids, and someone collects paintings of certain artists, each of which costs hundreds of thousands of dollars. Collections are private, museum, state and others like that.

The word itself comes from the Latin collectio, which means "collecting", or "collecting". Collecting is a kind of human activity, which consists in the collection of certain objects, united by a theme or specific features. And this is not just gathering. Any collecting involves a detailed study of artifacts, their description, as well as systematization.

What are the types of collectibles that exist today? There are a lot of them:

• Numismatics (collecting, as well as studying coins from different regions and historical eras);
• Bonistika (collecting paper bills);
• Philately (collection of postage stamps and postcards);
• Bibliophilism (collecting books, including rare ones);
• Peridromophilia (preservation of transport tickets);
• Memo magnet (collecting magnets on refrigerators - extremely popular for today's hobby) and others.

Next, we'll look in more detail at this kind of collection of icons. It's called hobbies faleristics. She is also often called "sister of a numismatist."

Icons. Collectibles of badges

Under faleristics it is meant to collect not only badges, but also orders and various medals. The term itself comes from the Latin word "phaler" - this is a metal breast ornament that was awarded for military merit.

The badge is a small piece (most often made of metal) with a certain pattern and inscriptions. Very often it is an attribute of honor and is given to certain persons for specific merits or successes in one or another activity. The collectors are particularly interested in breastplates and medals of state standard. In addition, individual firms can also manufacture badges.

Collecting badges was especially popular during the Soviet era. Then almost every third student did it.

Varieties of breastplates

In faleristics all breastplates are divided into several types:

• For the termination of this or that educational institution;
• Badges of specific organizations;
• Badges of distinction;
• Jubilee;
• Official breastplates;
• Military.

Icons collection: prices and features

Probably, in each family icons preserved in the Soviet era were preserved. As a rule, these are products made of aluminum, which do not represent a special interest for collectors and falerists. Their real value does not exceed 20 rubles apiece.

Collecting icons is a delicate matter. Here you need to clearly understand what the real value of a particular specimen is.

The price of the icons depends primarily on four factors. It:

• year of issue;
• Circulation series;
• Metal from which the badge is made;
• Condition and appearance.

As a rule, Soviet badges, issued after 1960 and with the stamp of price, are not particularly interesting to collectors. But the badges made earlier this date, can potentially interest the shooter. Especially if their circulation is less than one million pieces.

The price of many small-size badges, which have an interesting history, can be several thousand dollars. And for some exclusive copies of collectors are ready to shell out and quite solid amounts - about 10 000 US dollars.

On the Internet there is one useful resource that can be advised to anyone who is interested in collecting badges - "Hammer". The site molotok.ru has the form of an online auction, in which various lots are played, ranging from one ruble to several thousand dollars.

Finally

Collecting icons is an interesting hobby, uniting around itself more and more people. You can begin to collect a collection of simple aluminum icons of the Soviet period and gradually move on to finding more expensive and rare specimens. In any of the options, collecting icons is a fascinating and highly cognitive activity.