Context (Field collection)
Purchased at the Ecseri fleamarket, Budapest in July 2002.
Event Date 7/2002
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Accession register: 'Red silk banner with insignia of Workers Guard Militia.'
Event Date 2003
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Production / use)
Ceremonial banner for the Workers Guard militia. The militia was organised from the workplace, but with a para-military structure and purpose, hence the text above. Emblem of Workers Guard, below it text reads: 'Under this flag is the best company'.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial parade banner.
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa

Description (Inscription)
Above the insignia on the banner it reads: "A zászlóalj legjobb szakasza"
Event Date 12/5/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth

Description (Physical description)
Ceremonial banner for the Workers Guard Militia. Spearhead shaped banner, made with red silk and lined with yellow cord (possible polyester) around the hem. On the front of the banner, the insignia is embroidered with cotton along with the phrase "A zászlóalj legjobb szakasza" which translates to 'Under this flag is the best company'. A metal (possibly iron) rod is fed through the top of the banner. It has a tassel at the bottom.
Event Date 12/5/2023
Author: Alana Edgeworth