Drugo Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 I have never seen this one! It's on ebay at the moment, starting price: 199$, described as EXTREMELY RARE YUGOSLAVIAN MEDAL FOR FIGHTER IN SPANISH CIVIL WAR IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. On the reverse, engraved, the name of the fighter.I guess it's not a medal exclusively for volunteers of Yugoslav nationality, but it's quite curious, because under the name it says Municipality of the city of Zagreb - 30. X 1966. Who awarded than these medals? Anybody has got more informations?Cheers, Drugo
paul wood Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 I have looked in Guerra "Ordenes y Condecoranciones de Espana". He lists quite a few International Brigade commemoratives but not this one, so ergo I would assume that it is quite rare.Paul
wlodzimierz Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 There was an "Association of Yugoslav Fighters in the International Brigades in Spain, 1936-1939" in Yugoslavia. This association issued probably this medal. Hier you can see a document of Cedor Capo, who fought in Spain.enjoy
Piramida Posted January 24, 2008 Posted January 24, 2008 It's a table medal, my grandfather got the same one though I have never seen another. I'll try to post pictures of the one in my house at a later time.all the bestIvan
Drugo Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 Very, very interesting! Thank you guys! Wlodzimierz, your card is an unlimited free pass for public transportation on city buses. Maybe you already know that, I'm just translating for those who read this topic. (hmm... who wouldn't fight the fascists for a free ride? )Please, Ivan, post yours: it would be great to see your grandfather's, too! And what about the dimensions?By the way, the one on ebay ended at 249,50$ - 171,20?.Regards,Filip
wlodzimierz Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 wrong document Later I will post correct one.waldemar
Kev in Deva Posted January 25, 2008 Posted January 25, 2008 Is the symbol on the bus pass (centre red) not the same design as the badge??Kevin in Deva.
Drugo Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 wrong document Later I will post correct one.waldemarNo, why do you say that? The document is ok! It's issued by the Udruzenje bivsih jugoslovenskih dobrovoljaca spanske republikanske vojske - Organisation of the Yugoslavian ex-volunteers in the Spanish repubblican army. Which means it was a Yugoslavian organisation, not a Spanish one. These kind of special terms were common in socialist countries.Regards,Filip
Drugo Posted January 25, 2008 Author Posted January 25, 2008 Great document, indeed, Waldemar!! Regards,Filip
Anatoly13 Posted January 29, 2008 Posted January 29, 2008 Medal of the Association of Yugoslav Fighters in the International Brigades in Spain, 1936-1939.Only 250 were awarded!!!
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now