Romania Romanian Distinguished Service in Defense of Social Order & the State 1st Class

[Guest Rick Research]

This just came in today. The RSR legend under the enamelled national crest shows it is 1965+.

From Lukasz Gaszewski's ribbons of the world website

http://www.medals.lava.pl/index.htm

I see that the ribbon bar ribbons changed in 1968

Does anyone have the RPR versions? What do the 2nd and 3rd Classes look like?

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Ricky,

Nice piece

with regards R.S.R. versions:

2nd Class had silver rays with red stones, gold ears of corn left and right of the tri-color.

3rd Class had bronze rays, white stones, silver ears of corn left and right of the tri-color.

Kevin in Deva.

Edited April 15, 2008 by Kev in Deva

[Guest Rick Research]

Hmmm, so is this maybe a "bronze"and not the "gold?" Some of the twinklies look yellow, but some look clear/"white."

[Kev in Deva]

Hallo Ricky, 1st and 3rd had clear white stones. Kevin in Deva.

[Kev in Deva]

First Class, Auction Catalog Picture.

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Second Class.

Kevin in Deva

[Guest Rick Research]

Were these Orders awarded in the Soviet style: first held a 3rd Class, then got a 2nd Class, then got the 1st Class-- or were these awarded individually by recipient's rank/status?

TODAY is my first day "collecting" Romanian awards.

[Kev in Deva]

THIRD Class.

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Were these Orders awarded in the Soviet style: first held a 3rd Class, then got a 2nd Class, then got the 1st Class-- or were these awarded individually by recipient's rank/status?

TODAY is my first day "collecting" Romanian awards.

Welcome to ROMANIAN AWARDS

now you will have to go out and chase tractors

Kevin in Deva

[Ed_Haynes]

We need to know SOOOO much. Help us, Kevin.

Frist class ("gilt") vs. third class ('bronze") is always tricky, for any of these orders?

[Ed_Haynes]

Welcome to ROMANIAN AWARDS

now you will have to go out and chase tractors

Kevin in Deva

Lovely tractors! Need some!!!

[Kev in Deva]

THE JOHN DEERE WAS NOT HERE AWARD

Kevin in Deva.

PS if you feel these last two posts spoil your thread feel free to delete.

[Kev in Deva]

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Hallo Ed. <img src="http://gmic.co.uk/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="cheers.gif" />

First Class is always Gilt, Silver Second, and Bronze third, however as can be seen with the 1st to 5th class Agricultural awards

there are the odd anomaly, but the combinations are very basic. I have not seen many of the awards at the collectors fairs here, some are no doubt still held by the family's, others, are being sourced by the professional dealers out of Bucharest out to make a killing by selling to the west.

Kevin in Deva <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/cheers.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid="" border="0" alt="cheers.gif" />

Edited February 8, 2010 by Kev in Deva

[Guest Rick Research]

We had a tidal wave of all the "twinkly" Orders 10 years or so ago and now: extinct as the wooly mammoth, nowhere to be found. Which is odd, since I've never met anybody here who admitted to collecting these.

Above was described as State Security, but I'm wondering if the "normal" civil police also got these?

Noooooooooooooooo books.

[Guest Rick Research]

Aha-- I knew I'd seen one in here! Here is a 3rd Class of the RPR version of this Order-- MUCH MUCH better looking!!!

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...st&p=223474

[Anatoly13]

Wanna this order,gents?

Take a look !

Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country 1 cl

Type 1 RPR big size

[Anatoly13]

Reverse.

[Anatoly13]

Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country 1 cl

Type 1 RPR small size

[Anatoly13]

Reverse.

This is only one romanian order on screwback !

[Anatoly13]

Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country 2 cl

Type 1 RPR big size, dark enamel

[Anatoly13]

Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country 2 cl

Type 1 RPR big size, light enamel

[Anatoly13]

Rev.

[Anatoly13]

Order for Distinguished Services in Defense of the Social Order and the Country 2 cl

Type 1 RPR small size

[Anatoly13]

To be continue.... if you like them

[christerd]

Yes !

More please! Keep them coming Anatoly your collection is great!

I am selling off all my Soviet stuff and have started Buying Bulgarian and Romanian instead, the boxes are much nicer and so far its not many fakes around.

Do anyone know about any books about Romanian awards? Is there any?

Christer