paja

Greetings Jan and thanks for photos!

http://www.ribbonsshop.com/ sells a lot of Yugoslav replacement ribbons and sashes, unfortunately not that many for decorations from the socialist era. Maybe you could try contacting them and see if ribbon like that will be available in the future.

PS Just a friendly warning to all of the forum members, there are claims that there are very good fakes of this medal among others. I do not own a piece of my own so I can't say more on this matter or maybe show you some images, but what's indicative to me is that, considering how many of them were actually awarded, they show up too often.

Glad you both like it

I was very surprised when I saw that decoration on his chest

Back side.

Stanislav Binički (Станислав Бинички 1872-1942) Serbian composer and conductor, most famous for his "March on the Drina" (Марш на Дрину).

Dated 14. II 1901.

Thank you for sharing that image! Amazing decorations, especially Miloš

Paja, short for Pavle, Marinković (Павле Маринковић 1866-1925) was one of the ministers who welcomed Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar during his short visit in September 1900. My guess is that he was awarded during that visit.

I just have one small correction, on the back side of the picture is written that he was an ambassador in Bucharest.

Captain first class wearing "hard" shoulder boards.

First lieutenant wearing "soft" shoulder boards.

Thanks Rogi, I found it at my home by accident, no one has any idea where did we get it from.

I've also seen shoulder boards from the socialist era with the same badge on them.

Back side.

Quartermaster's badge for shoulder boards.

Here's one more Serbian eagle next to the ones from the post #161. This time Republic of Serbian Krajina - Order of the Serbian Warrior, unfortunately I do not have any other information.

Thank you all, I'm glad you like them

These were very interesting to me as well, especially considering that I'm from Belgrade.

You're welcome Nick

Considering that 4th and 5th classes were awarded less than the higher ones and that I wasn't able to find those classes being awarded any other time except in 1968, I think that there is a nice chance that yours was given to one of those six gentleman

Thanks Rogi I apologize if I misspelled some name or title.

Looking forward to results of your requests

So according to this they received at least (my list is most probably not complete!):

1st class - 18

2nd class - 11

3rd class - 8

4th class - 6

5th class - 5

--Official gazette (Службени лист) 1988.10.21 #61 (In Macedonian)--

-Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class--

Hironiko Otsuka, Japanese ambassador in Yugoslavia

Number 57

16. June 1988.

President of the Presidency of the SFRY,

Raif Dizdarević

--Official gazette (Службени лист) 1982.03.12 #13 (In Macedonian)--

-Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class-

Yosuke Nakae, Japanese ambassador in Yugoslavia

Number 108

26. November 1981.

Belgrade,

President of the Presidency of the SFRY

Sergej Kraigher

--Official gazette (Службени лист) 1981.12.17 #67 (In Macedonian)--

-Order of the Yugoslav Flag 3rd class--

Kioshi Kawashima, president of the "Honda Motor"

Number 77

16. September 1981

Belgrade,

President of the Presidency of the SFRY

Sergej Kraigher

--Official gazette (Службени лист) 1979.01.12 #2 (In Macedonian)--

-Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class-

Mizuo Kuroda, Japanese ambassador in Yugoslavia

Number 69

15. June 1978.

Belgrade,

President,

Josip Broz Tito

-Order of the Yugoslav Flag 3rd class-