Romania Order of the Star of the Romanian Peoples Republic - type 2

[Eric Schena]

Hi all:

Since there's a dedicated thread to the first type (1947-1964) Order of the Star, I figure I'd start up a second type thread. This type was awarded from 1964 to 1966 and like the normal practice for communist era Romania decorations, they came in different metals depending on rank/status. Below are my four examples of this type. The gems on the 1st and 3rd class are paste stones (some of the gold examples had real diamonds from what I understand). The 3rd and 5th class stars below are cased. There seems to be a plethora of types based on metal, hallmarks, and number of rivets. I hope someday someone will do up a comprehensive guide to these wonderful decorations (Anatoly's site so far is the best going )

Enjoy!

[Eric Schena]

Here are the reverses of the four stars in my collection. Notice that the 3rd class star has 4 rivets...

[Guest Rick Research]

BEAUTIFUL!!! I've never seen these before-- but definitely reinforce my haphazard attempts to collect RPR rather than RSR, purely on aesthetics and quality of workmanship.

What do the cases look like?

[Eric Schena]

Hi Rick:

Indeed, the RPR decorations are fantastic in quality, the later RSR stuff less so. The Order of the Star is my favorite Romanian order, so I have made it a small specialty. Here are the cases I have. The 3rd class one has a push clasp, while the 5th class one does not. The interiors of both are this cream colored terry cloth-like material - very soft, actually.

Cheers,

Eric

[Carol I]

Take a look in the thread entitled Order of the Star of the Romania for a link to an article (in Romanian ) with a first attempt to categorise the types of this order.

[Ulsterman]

Wow!!! Beautiful pieces. :cheers: