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    Some Assorted Early Romanian Communist Badges


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    Hi Gents, :cheers:

    these are passing through my home, a friend lent me them to make pictures:-

    First up:-

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    R.P.R. FRUNTAS IN PAZA CONTRA INCENDIILOR.

    Kevin in Deva. :beer:

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    This one is an early

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    FRUNTAS IN PRODUCTIE badge.

    Painted flags, motif & painted Laurel leaves.

    Obvious repair to the pin.

    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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    I believe Greg Collins has one of these pieces too.

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    PRIETEN AL TRUPELOR DE SECURITATE.

    Friends of the Security Troops.

    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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    Commemoration of a bridge over the Danube between Romanian & Bulgaria.

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    RPR - 1954 PODUL DUNAREA - AYHAB MOCT

    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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    1950 Military Skiing Championship at Predeal,

    (near Brasov, Romania) home of a military "Mountain Hunters" Regiment.

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    PRP PREDEAL 1950 CAMPIONATELE DE SKY PE ARMATA.

    The front is a little battered and the Clasp to the rear is damaged.

    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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    Great stuff, Kevin, and yes, I have the "Friends of the Security Troops" pin. I also have a later version of the "FRUNTAS IN PAZA CONTRA INCENDIILOR" pin which I'm attaching to this post ('70's model, I suspect). With few exceptions, I prefer the RPR pins over the RSR... they seem to have more "soul".

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    Another early piece for sports:-

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    RPR POLISPORTIV 1949. Numbered stamped to rear:- 24496

    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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    NAVIGATIA-ROMANI.

    Commercial Shipping.

    Kevin in Deva :cheers:

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    The Danube River Bridge 1954 badge is, quite possibly, the only badge that was made for Romanian wear that has Cyrillic script on it- I haven't seen another. The right side of the badge, translated to Latin script, would read "Dyunav Most"- Danube Bridge. Beautiful badge.

    I really like the way the enameling is handled in the 1950 Military Skiing Championship badge. The shading and modeling on the face and uniform had to be done by hand prior to firing- time consuming and not done anymore. Gives the badge the same look of a lot of the posters and illustrations of the '40's and '50's. Has a nice "painterly" feel to it.

    The badges with the prominent red star motifs are so Romanian. I believe Romania was the only country to use the distinctive "strawberry" pattern on the star. Really says Romania to me.

    The Sport Instructor badge incorporates another frequently used Romanian motif... converging lines indicating the sunrays. This badge, along with it's wreathes and banner placement, has a similarity to the Military Academy badge.

    These are all really beautiful examples of RPR insignia.

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    Hallo Greg,

    thanks for your comments, the Romanian Strawberry Jam enamel always reminds me of that found on some of the Galliopli Stars :P

    Here are another couple of pins that feature it:-

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    ARBITRU II, ARBITRU III.

    Rears

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    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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    The text above would translate into something like "Distinguished in the socialist competition on the branch" and the one on the star into "Stakhanovite".

    Hello there,

    The writing is "STAHANOVIST" Stahanov was the first Russian worker to brake the working records.

    Like the work share in a factory would be 4 engines/day/worker; just an example - I do not know his area of expertise was

    and this guy (S.) would make like 100 engines, which is a great achievement you would have to say.

    So the Romanians first took this award from the CCCP and later on created a separate thing - "Fruntas in ... " i believe it is, but I'm not sure.

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    Hello there,

    The writing is "STAHANOVIST" Stahanov was the first Russian worker to brake the working records.

    Like the work share in a factory would be 4 engines/day/worker; just an example - I do not know his area of expertise was

    and this guy (S.) would make like 100 engines, which is a great achievement you would have to say.

    So the Romanians first took this award from the CCCP and later on created a separate thing - "Fruntas in ... " i believe it is, but I'm not sure.

    Hallo Corabia Alex,

    welcome to the Forum and thank you for the information with regards this interesting item. :jumping:

    Kevin in Deva. :cheers:

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