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    Hungarian Kivalo Dolgozol Badges


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    Well, I hit the motherlode today with rick, but that's another story for another day...

    So, in reviewing the JOMSA article on these badges there were 4 major types and eras:

    type 1: "professional association badges" 1948-52, dates on scrolls (I think of this as the "guild era")

    type 2: well made Rakosi era (and coat of arms) star badges: three grades (inc. Stavon. badges)

    type 3: Not so well made badges, use of plastic. Post Rakosi coat of arms, reintroduction of some types of professional association badges and also the "Munka... series badges ...1952-mid 1970s?

    type 4: Mid 1970s-1991: Use of Munkaeret medal, flat cold enamel badges, soft tonka-toy type red cases or brittle plastic keystone types. continued proliferation of "munka" type badges (possibly because there was no cash bonus with that badge?).

    Also during all this were the "brigade" badges and the semi official company badges for merit or long service.

    When can we see them??

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    Not a them-an "it" and it doesn't scan well.

    convex shape-

    No the paragraph above is my summary of your article. Do i have it right? Were Munka badges earlier and non cash awards?

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    Not a them-an "it" and it doesn't scan well.

    convex shape-

    No the paragraph above is my summary of your article. Do i have it right? Were Munka badges earlier and non cash awards?

    Sorry - yes - I was talking about the motherload among the tupperware? - As for the Worker Badges - most of them came with some form of monetary gift but not all. To my knwoledge the star and banner type always came with some sort of money bonus, but that varied with the times and the economy. The pin type badges (stars, wreaths, circles, odd shapes - sounds like a kids cereal eh?) were a left over of the guild era as certain governmental ministires (health, small industry, metal workers, etc...) were given the authority to make their own little badge, pin, medal ect...and issue them with their own type of requirements and bonuses.

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    Ulsterman,

    I would say that the Kivalo shown has the cim glued into place. I/we often find them with the cim loose and I just glue it back in place with crazy glue.

    Regards,

    Gordon

    This explains the fall of communism! They didn't have crazy glue. :cheeky: They just went to pieces and could not repair the damage as efficiently as the west who have tons of crazy glue on hand at all times for just such emergencies. :jumping::jumping:

    Seriously though... some terrific pieces. Absolutely love any and all of the cased sets and that Miners medal from 77 on is outstanding! :love::love:

    Dan :cheers:

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    I am a new member and have found the information on kivalo dolgozol badges extreemly interesting as I have had one of these for a couple of years and did not really know what it was. The one I have is contained in its original red box with a miniature stickpin, but no document. It is the type with a bronze 5 pointed star on a brass wreath of laurels (I think). The centre piece is circular with a fine pebbled finish with the words Kivalo Dolgozol in the centre with the words Abelkerskedelem above. It was one of those items that you sometimes comeby but can never reall find out much about it. I will post a picture once I figure out how to do it on this forum.

    Regards,

    Jim Morrison.

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    Hunyadi,

    Thanks for the welcome to GMIC. Here is a picture of the badge I have (Just hope that I have managed to crack the knack of posting pictures. Any idea of the date or period of this award?

    Regards,

    Jim Morrison.

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    Hi Jim -

    What you have there is an 'Domestic Trade' Excelent Worker badge of the first award (I beleive). This is one of the early forms. I have a documented set from 1954 as you can see in the picture below but this has the roman numerals II which to me suggests that this is a second award.

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    In the socialist period most of the shops, stores were in state property. With central direction, and distribution. This badge awarded for shop assistants, for workers of the internal trade companys, and Internal Trade Ministry.

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    It was a good weekend... I have doubts about the award document for the Kivlao Dolgozo as the badge and the case do not seem to go with it - but thats how I got it - so I will leave it alone...

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    Thanks to all who have contributed to this thread. I have really learned a fair bit about this badge, especially as I did not know a thing about it before posting on this subject.

    Regards,

    Jim Morrison.

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