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If you mean the "KIT?NTETŐ JELV?NYEK ?S C?MEK A POLG?RI ?LETBEN, 1948-1990" from 1997, yes, I have one copy.

Hi Gordon, It is very interesting that approximately from 1990 those badges became quite popular to collect and many of them gradually became very difficult to find items. I must admit that this is one of my favourite fields. Regards, cimbineus

Hi Gordon, I was thinking to go there too, but finaly decided not to go. Could you recall the hammer price for it, please? Regards, cimbineus

Yes, I agree. It is unusual and even strange that he had no Austrian or/and Hungarian commemorative medals. Since this is an Austrian bar, perhaps he or the inheritors separated that/those medals from the bar for any reason, and by the time that/those got lost. cimbineus

Hi all, And here is the very first type of this decoration of "SZOCIALISTA MUNK??RT ?RDEM?REM" from 1953. Only 858 pieces were awarded during its less than one year existence. The back is just a flat disc, nothing interesting. Regards, cimbineus

Hi all, Here are the backs: ... and my answers to Gondon's questions: 1.) The 1st and 2nd (from the left) stars are both the '53 issue. The only difference is the ribbon colour. Yes, those are 28mm gilded bronze stars. 2.) The 3rd one is the '54 issue, which is a 30mm five pointed star, with more prismatic shape, but I cannot see any other specificity on its back. 3.) Yes, the '64 type, the 4th one on the picture, is a gold one, and has an even more prismatic form, but the back is very similar again. Yes, I think that those, although in a decreasing number, but indeed were awarded until 1989. Regards, cimbineus

Hi Gents, In this category of "KIV?L? DOLGOZ?" badges, these three tiny ones are my favourites. "KIV?L? M?H?SZ" means "Excellent Bee-keeper". There were three grades of this title, gold (1st class), silver (2nd class) and bronze (3rd class) grades. Are not they lovely? (And what an idea, "Excellent Bee-keeper"!? ) Regards, cimbineus

... And the obverse: Regards, cimbineus

Thank you Gents, Here is the bar:

Hi Gordon, Thank you for your kind words. No, of course, I did not mean the "Munk?s-Paraszt Hatalom?rt Eml?k?rem". That was for active participation in suppressing the revolution in Hungary in '56 and awarded from April 1957. I meant the "Zalka M?t? Eml?k?rem" which was instituted in '56 and first time awarded on 22nd October 1956, just one day before the revolution. That was for the participation in the Spanish civil war. Yes, the other one I mentioned was the "A Magyar Szabads?g ?rdemrend" of '46 and its number was "55". But, of course, you know, that in this case the number does not matter. There was no any hierarchy in numbers. Those orders were awarded in random, regardless of their numbers and a certain percent of them simply had no numbers at all. Thanks for your kind offer. I am very happy to meet other collectors too. Regards, cimbineus

Hi Gents, Let me show you an interesting Wound Medal. It is made of BRONZE and not the well known zinc alloy "Kriegsmetal". Here it is: Regards, cimbineus

Hi again, I know nothing about his wife's activities. Dr. Beck himself was born in 1915. During the Spanish civil war he was captured and deported to France. He escaped and returned to Hungary where he continued his illegal communist activities. In 1942 he was arrested and sentenced for two years in prison. After 1945 he was posted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Communist Party. He was arrested again in 1949 because of his good relationship with L?szl? Rajk. He was sentenced for 8 years in prison by his own comrades, but was released in 1955. His real diplomatic carrier started in 1961. He was the ambassador of Hungary in several countries, among others in Cuba too. In 1979 he retired from the MFA. He died in 2001. That is all what I know about him. Regards, cimbineus

And the last one in its case:

Hello Gents, There were four types of this award. The first was until Stalin's death with red ribbon. The second type came in Summer 1953. The third is from 1954, and the last one is from 1964. Here they are: Regards, cimbineus

Hello Gents, This is a very interesting topic too. Not too much reference books are available on Hungarian qualification badges. This is the "Excellent Driver" badge instituted in 1950, but three more badges belong to this group, namely: "Excellent Transportation Officer", "Excellent Gas Supplier" and "Excellent Technician". Here they are: (My guess is that the depicted truck is most probably not a Csepel D350, because the production of that truck started half a year later, at the end of 1950. Regards, cimbineus

Hello Gents, Here is my modest contribution to this topic. I am sending images of two more Partisan Badges. These are especially interesting ones, since they belonged to one family, a husband and wife. Dr. Janos Beck was a participant of the illegal communist movement from the mid '30s and as such, he participated in the Spanish Civil War from 1936. He was awarded the very scarce (RR) Spanish War Commemorative Medal on 22nd October 1956(!). More over, earlier, in 1946, he received the even scarcer (RRR) Order of Hungarian Freedom, the highest, the silver grade, which was an order for partisans and the first order established after the war. Later he became an engineer in chemistry but from late '40s he worked for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Hungary. His badge has the very law number of "84". His wife, also an illegal communist from late '30s, was awarded the Partisan Badge no. "1249". Regards, cimbineus, No.: "84" No.: "1249"