item details
NameRecognise the P.R.G. badge
ProductionUnknown; producer; 1969 - 1975; New Zealand
Classificationbadges
Materialsmetal, paper, ink, plastic
DimensionsOverall: 47mm (width), 47mm (height), 5mm (depth), 47mm (diameter)
Registration NumberGH026200
Credit lineGift of Peter Rae, 2022
Overview
This badge calls for the recognition of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam (PRG). The PRG adopted the National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) flag which is on the right half of the badge, which is the red Communist flag (on the left of the badge) with blue added.
The National Liberation Front participated in the creation of the PRG on 8 June 1969. Parts of the anti-Vietnam War movement in New Zealand supported the National Liberation Front.
The PRG was recognised as the government of South Vietnam by most communist states, and was the nominal government of South Vietnam between the Fall of Saigon in April 1975 to the merging of South and North Vietnam in July 1976.