JapanX Posted November 6, 2013 Author Posted November 6, 2013 I believe that the producer is IKOM, their Yugoslav flags (4th and 5th class) were unnumbered. ZIN on the other hand was numbering them. Indeed! ZIN pieces have punched number right between these two rivets Nice breast star man!
Hugh Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) Here's mine. Got it in a bazaar in Pakistan in the '80's when the Russians were next door. I think it's the star for second class. I may have shown it here before. Edited November 6, 2013 by Hugh
utopis Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 No, it's the breast star for the 1cl first type.
utopis Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Lucky for you because the sash badge can be found quite often alone but the breast star appears, if at all, rarely alone.
Hugh Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 QUOTE 1st class was intended for state and political figures (mostly Ministers), as well as foreign ambassadors, who have already completed their diplomatic mission in Yugoslavia Only 1423 awardings with 1st class were made until the December 31, 1985. 1081 to foreigners and only 342 to citizens of Yugoslavia. UNQUOTE Now you have really piqued my imagination. How in the world did this wind up in Pakistan? I had always assumed it came from a Russian officer killed in Afghanistan, but 1st class would have been a high ranking officer. Perhaps an Afghan ambassador to Yugoslavia? (Based on the info below) There was absolutely nothing else related with it; it was just lying on a blanket along with some other Russian and Afghan stuff. It cost 2400 Pk rupees (about $80 US at the time) I suppose there's no way to identify the owner? It's well outside my normal area of interest. Best, Hugh
paja Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Indeed! ZIN pieces have punched number right between these two rivets Nice breast star man! Thanks Nick, here's the 2nd class ribbon:
paja Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Now you have really piqued my imagination. How in the world did this wind up in Pakistan? I had always assumed it came from a Russian officer killed in Afghanistan, but 1st class would have been a high ranking officer. Perhaps an Afghan ambassador to Yugoslavia? (Based on the info below) There was absolutely nothing else related with it; it was just lying on a blanket along with some other Russian and Afghan stuff. It cost 2400 Pk rupees (about $80 US at the time) I suppose there's no way to identify the owner? It's well outside my normal area of interest. Best, Hugh 80$, great find and even better price Considering that the star was found in Pakistan maybe it was awarded to some Pakistani official or diplomat...
utopis Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Yep, probably official or diplomat. Yes a great price at today's rate but at that time all of those pieces were cheaper Sadly there is no way to identify an unnumbered star. Even the numbered ones can't be identified (yet).
paja Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 (edited) I agree, Yugoslav decorations were really much cheaper in the past... But I think that 80$ was still a great price even then considering that this was one of the highest decorations of SFRY (8th in order of precedence). Edited November 6, 2013 by paja
Hugh Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 80$, great find and even better price Considering that the star was found in Pakistan maybe it was awarded to some Pakistani official or diplomat... Of course we can't eliminate Pakistani, but the piece was sold by an Afghan refugee living in Pakistan. That's why I assumed Russian. There was a very brisk trade in Russian military medals, insignia and equipment in the refugee camps at that time, all very cheap. Everything except tanks and aircraft, and you probably could have found those with a little work. Of course, it also could have been to an Afghan. I guess we'll never know. Thanks to both of you for your comments. H
JapanX Posted November 6, 2013 Author Posted November 6, 2013 Hugh, most likely this piece was awarded to Afghan minister/ambassador in the late 60s/70s and eventually ended up in Pakistan (as many other things after 1979 ) Cheers, Nick
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) I did some research and this is what I came up with: --Official gazette (Службени лист) 1968.10.23 #44 (In Macedonian)-- -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class- 1. Toshio Kimura, minister 2. Shojiro Kawashima, vice president of the Liberal Democratic Party 3. Tatsuo Tanaka, minister 4. Takeshi Usami, grand steward 5. Ken Harada, grand master of the ceremonies (post #8 in this topic) 6. Shuchi Inada, grand chamberlain 7. Tadashi Adachi, president of the Chamber of commerce 8. Taizo Ishizaka, president of the Federation of the economic organizations 9. Kogoro Cemura, vice president of the Federation of the economic organizations 10. Shigeo Horie, president of the Institute for international studies and training. 11. Kyokichi Minobe, governor of Tokyo -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 2nd class- 1. Hideo Kitahara, head of the Ministry of foreign affairs 2. Kiyohiko Tsurumi, head of the Bureau of economy within MFA 3. Kinya Niiseki, head of the Bureau of information within MFA 4. Takeshi Kanematsu, head of the Culture department within MFA 5. Naraichi Fujiyama, chief of Protocol within MFA 6. A. Harada, head of the department within Ministry of commerce and industry 7. Tetsuzo Miyazawa, head of the department within MCI 8. Tadashi Ishida, president of the Export-import bank of Japan 9. Tomoo Hirooka, president of "The Asahi Shimbun" gazette 10. Kanac Tanaka, "The Mainichi Shumbun" chairman of the board 11. Hiromori Kavashima, head of the Bureau for public safety -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 3rd class- 1. Akira Okada, deputy of the head of Deprtment for Europe 2. Kimimasa Akitomi, government adviser 3. Minao Tsuchiya, deputy of chief of Protocol 4. Takio Ena, general director for culture in "The Asahi Shimbun" gazette -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 4th class- 1. Ryo Kawade, chief of the Department for commerce East-West 2. Yasushi Miyazawa, chief of the Department for Eastern-Europe 3. Kazuo Yamashita, assistant of the chief of Protocol 4. Seiichi Nakamura. master of the ceremonies 5. Kenichiro Shimoda, secretary of the Protocol 6. Sadokazu Araki, chief of the Department for public safety within the National police -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 5th class- 1. Yukio Ishikawa, secretary of the Protocol 2. Hitoshi Taniguchi, secretary of the Protocol 3. Masao Tsutsumi, chief of the Department in the Police guards 4. Sadao Anzai, deputy chief of the Department in the Police guards 5. Takachi Kimura, police superintendent Number 54. 8. April 1968. Belgrade, President, Josip Broz Tito Edited November 23, 2013 by paja
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class- Edited November 23, 2013 by paja
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 3rd class- Edited November 23, 2013 by paja
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 4th class- Maybe one of the gentleman above received the order from your collection Edited November 23, 2013 by paja
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 --Official gazette (Службени лист) 1970.09.24 #41 (In Macedonian)-- -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class- Akira Sono, Japanese ambassador in Yugoslavia Number 67 24. april 1969, Belgrade, President, Josip Broz Tito
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 --Official gazette (Службени лист) 1973.11.22 #62 (In Macedonian)-- -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class- Sesmu Nakagawa, Japanese ambassador in Yugoslavia Number 62 18. May 1973. Belgrade, President, Josip Broz Tito
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 --Official gazette (Службени лист) 1976.09.17 #41 (In Macedonian)-- -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class- Hidemichi Kira, Japanese ambassador in Yugoslavia Number 4 22. January 1976 Belgrade, President, Josip Broz Tito
paja Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 --Official gazette (Службени лист) 1978.05.12 #25 (In Macedonian)-- -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 1st class- 1. Kizo Yasui, president of the Economic committee Japan - Yugoslavia 2. Tadateru Matsudaira, vice president of the Association Japan - Yugoslavia -Order of the Yugoslav Flag 3rd class- 1. Tsuneo Ikeda, president of the Kobunsha publishing house 2. Yasuyoshi Tokuma, president of the Kobunsha publishing house 3. Keishi Nakamura, general secretary of the Association Japan - Yugoslavia Number 167 23. December 1977. Belgrade, President, Josip Broz Tito
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