DDR Unknown piece

[Kev in Deva]

Kevin in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Ceramic Table Medal for the FDJ.

Kevin in Deva

Edited July 12, 2007 by Kev in Deva

[Kev in Deva]

Kevin in Deva

[Alex K]

Hi Kevin, interesting pieces, It's suprising how you suddenly begin to notice these pieces whereas before they may have been ignored, (by me at least), Having a piece in my collection (Albiet only half of it) has proved interesting.

regards

Alex

[Kev in Deva]

Recent acquisition during my visit to Bavaria, Flea-market find:

Kevin in Deva.

[Ulsterman]

Nice Becker medal.

[Hauptmann]

Hi all,

Here's another contribution... got them from Andreas while I was on vacation in Florida (photos used with his permission):

[Hauptmann]

Great pieces so far. Hope we can keep this thread going as it's very interesting.

Dan

[Greg Collins]

While I realize this thread is somewhat old (2007) there is something to say here; the FDJ still exists! Check out www.fdj.de

[Alex K]

Thanks for the link. Unfortunately my German isn't what it used to be. I assume that it's basically a "Boy scouts" organisation without the political connotations it may have once had. Is it now run by the Bundes Republic?

regards

Alex

[Greg Collins]

No change; still Communist... in fact, the SED (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands- Socialist Unity Party of Germany) which was the ruling party of the DDR has become the Party of Democratic Socialism or PDS. They run for seats in the Bundestag just like any other party and have won a few. The SED was a merger (forced by the USSR) of two parties; the KPD (Communist Party of Germany) and the SPD (Social Democratic Party of Germany). Both of these parties still exist as well.