Did a search on the forum/internet and found examples (thread from 2008) of badges with :
EVCO
EVCO 79
EVCO 80
and , this may be a clue ......
TAIWAN on left side and EVCO 79 on the right .
Suggestions were that 79/80 were manufacturing dates.
The TAIWAN part is a mystery , it is on an RCR badge , as in 1979 the U.S introduced the "Taiwan Relations Act" due to Taiwan's status with China.
Is it possible that the manufacturing of some badges was officially 'outsourced' to China (Taiwan) ?
Or were these badges specially produced for the "collectors" market like the Danbury Mint ones ?
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