“Gi? I Phóng Quân Mi? N Nam Vi? T Nam”. “Liberation Army of South Vietnam”. Very Early Party Member Badge – Extremely Rare. Extremely Rare Badge – Vietnam War – One Only Available. Very Rare Early Issue – 1960 – Founding year of the NLF. Brass Badge – Measures – 1.6 x. 8 inches (4 x 2 cms). Rare 1960 Viet Cong Badge – Founding Year of the National Liberation Front – G. Rare and historically significant badge. The founding year of the. National Liberation Front (NLF). Known internationally as the. It represents the very beginning of the organized communist resistance movement in. Formed to oppose the U. Backed government in Saigon. The badge bears the abbreviation. Liberation Army of South Vietnam. The official military arm of the NLF. Possessing or wearing this badge in 1960 would have been. A mark of loyalty to the underground revolutionary cause. Direct challenge to the South Vietnamese regime. What makes this badge especially remarkable is that it. Identifies the owner as one of the earliest members of the NLF. An individual who aligned with the revolutionary movement. When it was still largely clandestine and operating in extreme secrecy. Such individuals were considered. Deeply committed to the struggle, and often at great personal risk. Arrest, imprisonment, or execution. Badges of this kind were issued only to. Of the early NLF, and were never distributed publicly. Few examples have survived, as open possession during the war years would have been. A powerful piece of early Vietnam War history, this badge is a. Genuine artifact of the origins of the Viet Cong. Ideal for serious collectors of. Cold War-era resistance history.