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Fully agree... Yes. Yes. This is a bit shaky, I think. It is possible, but I am not certain. Those also could be Service to the Nation in Silver. Fully agree. Regards, cimbineus

Gents, To my best knowledge, the order is correct, because the Workers, Peasants Medal, as a commemorative medal, first was behind all State Merit Medals. And, the last one, as hunyadi said, the Service to the Country Medal, most probably the Commemorative one. (The name later was changed from Commemorative to Merit, but the medal itself remained the same.) Regards, cimbineus

. Here are the three versions of the badge:

. ... Just another arty experiment...

. Here are some examples from different fields of activities and from different eras: (Professional Hunter)

. Here are some examples from different fields of activities and from different eras:

. Here are some examples from different fields of activities and from different eras:

. Here are some examples from different fields of activities and from different eras:

Gents, This is a purely civilian badge. In Hungary, then and now too, there are some services that are responsible for watching/supervising/keeping/guarding the forests (ERDŐŐR), the river dikes (GÁTŐR), the fields and meadows (MEZŐŐR), the wild animals, i.e. gamekeeper (VADŐR). (ŐR means something like: watch/keep/supervise/guard). All those badges are numbered, since they are considered to be service badges, given to a person for the period of his/her duty, hence, these badges are relatively rare. Regards, cimbineus

. ... and a closer view of the two buckles:

. …Well, but here comes the exception. This piece is a present from the minister of defence. On rare occasions the minister made these kinds of presentations for a few general officers and officers who actively participated in organising that given event. In such cases the buckle was duly engraved, like in this picture. This particular belt was a present, a memento from the minister General of the Army Lajos Czinege to a Major General after the parade on 4th April 1980. Regards, cimbineus

. Gents, This is the parade belt from the HPR times with the crest of those times on the buckle. It worth mentioning, that those parade belts did not belong to the personnel. Those were given out for generals, officers and men concerned only on special occasions like a parade or for standard bearers, etc. (It was the same with the parade swords too.) After the event those belts had to be returned. Regards, cimbineus

. ... and the 3rd grade in bronze:

. ... and here is the Medal in silver (2nd grade):

. Gents, Here is an extremely rare piece, the very first version of this Medal from 1956. Its original name was: "Commemorative Medal for Service to the Country". It was awarded just once to some officers and general officers on the then Army Day, i.e. 29th September 1956. My estimation for the three grades all together is not more than two dozens! I kindly warn you and be aware that these medals are beloved pieces of almost all fakers, so, if you are offered one, simply do not believe your fortune, there are no miracles... (The name of the medal was changed to "Medal of Merit for the Service to the Country" in 1964.) Regards, cimbineus

. ... and here you can see the only difference in the contruction of the medal:

. ... and this is the recent one:

. This was (and basically is) the Hungarian Lifesaving Medal. It was instituted in 1965, and re-instituted in 1990, but with the new coat of arms of Hungary. .

. Gents, This is a strange and pretty mysterious medal, I have to say. It was issued by the MSZHSZ to honor the second party congress. Party here means the communist party which was called MDP (Magyar Dolgozók Pártja - Party of Hungarian Workers) at that time. The 2nd congress had its sessions between 25th February and 2nd March 1951. The purpose of the medals are clear. Months before the party congress, during the preparation process, party members had to make pledges, special offers, like these: to higher the production, or to lower the refuse, etc. These medals served as a certain kind of reward, as an acknowledgement of the results. Here is the picture of the bronze grade, and, here is a mysterious ribbon too, which is simply a fathomless puzzle for me already for several decades. Regards, cimbineus

. Gents, For me this is a real puzzle, and I simply cannot find any logical explanation for the existence of those hinge construction of medallions on reverses. Some say that those things served for making easier some kind of reparation. What kind of reparation and how? I cannot imagine any repair made through that tiny hole. If there was a need for reparation one could easily give the order to a jeweller to make those reparations since there was basically peace during its existence. But, if really this was it purpose, why only on these orders and not on all made of gold? Or, was it for hiding a tiny talisman to take it with someone to a war? I do not think so, and please, do not forget that the order was founded in 1849 and 65 years had to be passed until the Great War. To my mind it would be mistaken to make any judgement based only on the last four years of its existence. (Please, understand me correctly. I do not argue with anybody. I am just trying to say that the original purpose had to be something else, although, it was possible to hide there a pint-sized object and perhaps some did so.) So, it is puzzle for me, but those things are there and this is a sober fact. Regards, cimbineus

. ... Just an arty experiment...

Dear Enzo, I have checked everything with my provider and I was told that the pictures are visible. Everything is okay. I kindly ask you to try again. Kind regards, cimbineus

. Here is a third one with an interesting ribbon bar:

. ... and the two cases:

. Gents, This is my modest contribution to this interesting thread. Two different MVKs with green anemaled Kriegsdekorations. One is bronze, the other one is silver, I think. Regards, cimbineus