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Herman,the upper bar has the Slovak medal For service in peacekeeping observers missions.It is the 2nd version of medal For service in peacekeeping missions.There are 6 classes of the medal. http://forum.valka.cz/topic/view/80987 Probably 3 years ago I sold all these medals-2 versions. In the future I will put the example of the medal to this topic.Simply I do not want to steal pictures only from internet.

Some data weight 65gr diameter 5cm. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Radetzky I found some information only about the ship but not about the medal.

I helped myself and borrowed the photos from internet to show the 3rd grade of the order.The medal in the 3rd grade is complemented with crossed rifles in hanger.The grade is silvered. The titlle in the reverse-Czechoslovak National Union of Shooters

Crimea badges 3rd Empire/3te Reich/ and Slovak Republic 1939-45-Fast Division-Rýchla divízia. Already I am not an owner the rare Slovak badge.

In my opinion it would be a good idea to create a topic -Table medals of A-H Empire.Going through the division I have found only one topic- look down .The medals surely are not collected but I think some medals could have an interesting story or history.I can start with one.The medal is already promised to Olomouc-a town in North Moravia,Bohemia. I have found a collector who is interested in marine medals.To say the truth I do not have any more information about this medal.Probably,some users will tell more.Thanks,Mikuláš

I am sorry to start a new topic,but going through the division I did not find an appropriate room to place them. 1.Simply awards-WWII 2.OHL-Commander with the certificate. This order was awarded to Alois Podhajský,the General-Colonel of Austro-Hungarian Army-podmaršálek a General Army in Czechoslovakia till 1938

the USSR-Order of Red Labour Flag Czechoslovakia-Order of Republic the GDR-Burma and Czechoslovak badges of Partisan units Jermak and Unit of Stepanov

13.Exemplary bazooka shooter-rare awarded to 1955 14.Exemplary aircraft mechanic

Yes,it is.Are there any Dutch orders?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Austria-Order-of-Merit-1933-Commander-/322499636372?hash=item4b1679ec94:g:1gMAAOSwcgNZBbTa I hope it will find a new owner.

11.Exemplary operator of infantry mortar-mínometník 12.Exemplary operator of air defence-hláskar

Herman,of course Kremnica Mint.And what about the putting the nice bar into topic?

I hope,collegues from Bulgaria will advise.Is it original or fake?Probably unawarded?

I am sure they deserve to have the topic. 1.Czechoslovak Prize of Defenders of Piece It came to being after WWII.There were many versions of this award.The last from the 70ies was in silver.Also some of villages,towns not only persons were awarded. 2.Medal fot Exceptional Merit The highest award of Revolutionary Trade Union.In siver-gilted.In my collector practice I have seen only two of them.Silver is so agressive that penetraces through gilting. 3.Gold Medal of the Union of Chechoslovak-Soviet Friendship,with the certificate,bronze-strongly gilted.The medal was awarded to General Ernest Bielik.His name is in Wikipedia.He was the commander of the partisane unit Janošík during the Slovak National Uprising.

11.-12.-13.The best worker of Ministry of Machine-Building-it is taken from internet of Engineering -2 versions,right is more interesting of General Engineering upside all in silver

I have not also found any pitures of Austrian awards, so I dare to put them.Pictures of orders are mine,not from internet. 7th grade Order of Merit /1933 3rd grade of Order of Merit 1960

Herman,I would like to answer to your questins,but I am not such a big expert.First, I have seen only numberred exemplars,I have not seen the unnumerred ones.The medals I placed into topic are from my collection and they have miniatures.I bought some though,I really do not collect these awards,I have ony 4 of them,I do not count the Jubilee awards of Slovak Union of Antifascists.I have only one state award-Medal of the President 1st version.It is not easy to collect present Slovak awards,because the people who received them are alive,though I am familiar with some collectors who have all present orders in their collections ,for example,but they live in Bratislava where is the simplest way to get awards. I am not able to explain why the medal in the picture does not have any number.

7.-8.The best worker of local economic a the best one depots of grain 9.-10.The best worker of cooperate society and the best one of Ministry of National Defence

5.-6.Very common a quite cheap The best worker of building idustry 3cm x 4cm and The best one of chemichal industry

In my opinion they are worth of showing.The earlier versions.

4.The best worker of Air Transport As you can notice the main content of the badges was an emailed star and the side-face of the branch.

It has been raining outside for long time,and I am very bored.So doing nothing I decided to create a new topic-Badges of Best Workers.These badges are very popular among the collectors in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic.The bagdes for the shock workers-najlepší-the best,zaslúžilý-deserved,vzorný-exemplary came into being in the 30years of the 20 century,but the explosion of awarding by them we can see mostly in the 50th.Not everybody could get the state award,so some Ministeries or the branches of industries decided to create their own awards.These awards-badges were given to the best workers mostly in silver,numberred,with certificates,so when the bagdes are appear for sale,mostly at aukro.cz ,they are sold for a big money.I am sure I had a very big collection of the badges,but reducing my collection I decided to leave only a few.I would like to introduce the badges I left. Most of all I like the best workers of some kinds of transport.The badges are in red etuis 7,5cmx7,5cm.Dimension of the badge is 3,5cmx5cm. 1,The best Worker of the Railway Transpot.Sorry,I can show only the obverse of the bagde 2.The best worker of the Bus ,Truck Carrying.I have also the certifificate,40x30cm. 3.The best worker of the Ship ,Boat carrying

I would like to add the reverses of the Honour Badges.I took them in internet.

I am very familiar with the author of the badge,simply -we are good friends.We have known each other more than 40 years.I was talking with him about this badge many times.There was no reason and sense to make only 2 badges for Ivan Bella and the reserve cosmonaut,so 55 badges were made.50 of them were awarded ,5 of them were so called Authors Exemplars.Authors exemplars were sold to Chylas friends.He was offering me one, too,17 years ago.He wanted 10 000 krones,but I did not take it.Mine was bought by me in 2004.I exchanged it.The badge die was destroyed after all. Sometimes these badges are for sale,as other awards.Relatives sell many awards,if they do not do it,there are no collectors. The badge is an award,it si not made to sell it as a souvenir.I think it will be difficult to have it with number 1/50,which was awarded to Ivan Bella.In my opinion ,there is no difference to have badge numerred 1/50 or 28/50.Both of them deserve some place in collections.

7.I am going to add the next picture of the 2nd and the 3 rd grades of the Commemorative Medal of the Minister of Defence of the Slovak Republic .The medals in the picture are together with the Honour Badges of the Army of the Slovak Republc.Badges are in 3 classes and are given to soldiers of the army for responsiblle service.The 1st grade is in gilted silver.The images of the Honour Badge is the cross ended with falcons in the end of them. 8.The Cross for Adherance to the Army of the Slovak Republic.The award is in 3 grades.The 1st grade-for 15 years of the faithful service .The cross for 1st grade is in slver.The 2nd grade is for 10 years and the 3rd grade for 5 years of service.The dimensoin of award is 4 cm. The N1 left is the Medal of Slovak Pilots.The medal right with the sign of Slovakia is the Medal for Advancement of the Military Academy in Liptovský Mikuláš