BalkanCollector

All original and a really nice boxed example.

You're welcome!

It is indeed first type of this medal produced by Monetniy Dvor with original suspension. As for the rarity, it's not rare. Fair price for the example like the one from your pictures would be 10-15€.

Article with some great points! Thank you for sharing!

Petar Matić died yesterday at the age of 104. His death marks the end of an era when heroes weren't chosen through nationalistic chauvinist bias. May the heroes rest in peace!

Never stopped, never will!

Spomen-značka za učešće na dobrovoljnim omladinskim radnim akcijama 1946-1952 (Remembrance Badge for Participation in the Voluntary Labour Actions 1946-1952) One could earn this one for participation in multiple labour actions. I've seen a few documented examples for participation in 4 and 5 labour actions.

Labour Action B. Potok 67 (Bubanj Potok, Serbia)

Plaketa Ivica Habunek - OK SSOH Zagreb - Medveščak Plaque Ivica Habunek - District committee of the Association of the Socialist Youth of Yugoslavia, Zagreb - Medveščak.

Badge for Highway Brotherhood and Unity Zagreb - Belgrade 1949 (Autoput bratstvo i jedinstvo Zagreb - Beograd 1949). This badge is very interesting since it has characteristics of early Yugoslav orders. For example, it's as large as Order for Merits for The People, it has a screw instead of a pin like other labour badges at the time. I think this one was awarded as a decoration for special merits rather than a participant's badge.

Here's a recent addition. Labour Action Belgrade 86 (ORA Beograd 86). This one is almost twice as large as other badges which are mostly a few centimeters wide.

Here's a plaque I posted in another topic.

I haven't been much active in posting new stuff but I'm collecting labour action items more than ever. Here's something that isn't a badge but it's related to labour actions. A plaque of the Festival of the Highway Builders 1959 (Festival graditelja autoputa 1959). The festival was held in Niš, Serbia. My grandpa was one of the delegates from his labour brigade at the festival and he recited some poems. The last photo shows him at the age of 20 (standing 5th from left) among other delegates, their brigade commander Krsto Popivoda (standing 2nd from left), who was a People's Hero and a Hero of the Socialist Labour of Yugoslavia, and famous Yugoslav actor Ljuba Tadić (standing 3rd from left).

A bit off-topic but I've never heard of someone who collects medals selling their ancestor's medals.

WOW! Incredible collection. I love the box variations.