Greg Collins

OK, Charles, will do but it will have to wait until Friday... will be "overcome by events" until then :-(

Charles,

Which piece(s) and what aspect are you interested in? If you mean the AVH Medals, the ribbons appear lighter here than they are- shot in open shade and edited (using Corel Photo-paint) for the detail in the medal itself. The ribbon is actually a deep "cherry" red.

The large badge itself...

And the backs...

Here's a cased, late numbered (6064) example. The mini is not numbered indicating a) the minis were no longer being numbered at this point, or b) an un-numbered mini has been substituted. A pretty nice badge, all in all, but has taken a bit of a rap on the right end of the red banner.

A couple of detail images of the Rakosi piece. Also note that the star is not exactly "square" to the background.

A couple of Police cap badges. I believe the one to the left is a Rakosi period piece- two piece construction with hot enamel. The one to the right may be a Kadar period transition piece; still two piece but with cold enamel (granted this is difficult to tell from photos- much easier if handling the piece). Later, the blue of the background would become darker and the badge would be one piece.

Upon closer inspection of the Bronze grade, you'll notice that a Gold grade star has been attached to the Bronze grade wreath. Those who own Charles' book will have seen this same treatment applied to a Police Service Medal (1951).

A couple of AVH Service Medals; a Silver grade and Bronze grade to go with the Gold grade I already have.

And finally, for now, a G. Benkovski Air Force Academy badge.

Next, a V. Levski Infantry Academy badge...

These next three badges are all post '71 brass badges from three different academies. As they look virtually the same from the back as the Dimitrov badge, I've chosen not to show that aspect with these. The first is a G.S. Rakovski Defense and Staff College badge...

Here's the raised Rakosi logo with AVH surround at the lower center of the document...

This next image contains the "body" of the document indicating the promotion...

The upper left portion of the doc containing the recipient's name and the lower right portion bearing Gabor Peter's signature...

Just got this document that I'd like to share. Don't know exactly how rare one of these is; I doubt it's easy to come by. It's an AVH document promoting Istvan Dercze to First Lieutenant, dated the 1st of January 1950. Of note is Lt. General Gabor Peter's signature, which is by hand. I'll begin with the whole document.

The back and nut...

Thought I'd start a thread on these lovely things and invite all who have them to post.

I'll start with a G. Dimitrov Artillery Academy graduate badge. It's post '71 (newer seal). What's interesting about this piece is that it is apparently silver (instead of brass)- most of the gilt is gone (except for an area of the back). Nice and heavy. Maybe a transitional variant?

Thanks for the info, Charles. I'll try to take some closeups of the pertinent information this weekend... there was another page that I did not include which may shed light on just what, exactly, she did.

And, finally, the inside back cover. Again, any help in the translation will be very appreciated.

Next page...

Inside front cover...

The seal...

This worker's pass book comes by way of Turkey. Issued in 1951, it has the Rakosi seal on the cover. I know the owner's family name was/is Kiss but, beyond that, I'm in the dark as I'm having trouble with the "long hand" used. If anyone can decipher, I'd appreciate it.

Thanks, Charles! I found this one while looking for a bronze... go figure.