Czechoslovakia -Badges of Shock-Workers and the Best Workers

[nickstrenk]

It has been raining outside for long time,and I am very bored.So doing nothing I decided to create a new topic-Badges of Best Workers.These badges are very popular among the collectors in Slovakia and in the Czech Republic.The bagdes for the shock workers-najlepší-the best,zaslúžilý-deserved,vzorný-exemplary came into being in the 30years of the 20 century,but the explosion of awarding by them we can see mostly in the 50th.Not everybody could get the state award,so some Ministeries or the branches of industries decided to create their own awards.These awards-badges were  given to the best workers mostly in silver,numberred,with  certificates,so when the bagdes are appear for sale,mostly at aukro.cz ,they are sold for a big money.I am sure I had a very big collection of the badges,but reducing my collection I decided to leave only a few.I would like to introduce the badges I left.

Most of all I like the best workers of some kinds of transport.The badges are in red etuis 7,5cmx7,5cm.Dimension of the badge is 3,5cmx5cm.

1,The best Worker of the Railway Transpot.Sorry,I can show only the obverse of the bagde

2.The best worker of the Bus ,Truck Carrying.I have also the certifificate,40x30cm.

3.The best worker of the Ship ,Boat carrying

Edited April 27, 2017 by nickstrenk

[nickstrenk]

4.The best worker of Air Transport

As you can notice the main content of the badges was an emailed star and the side-face of the branch.

[nickstrenk]

5.-6.Very common a quite cheap

The best worker of building idustry 3cm x 4cm and The best one of chemichal industry

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7.-8.The best worker of local economic a the best one depots of grain

9.-10.The best worker of cooperate society and the best one of Ministry of National Defence

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11.-12.-13.The best worker of Ministry of Machine-Building-it is taken from internet

                                             of Engineering   -2 versions,right is more interesting

                                             of General Engineering  upside

all in silver

[nickstrenk]

I am going to add some more pictures of the bagdes.Some of them are mine,some I took from internet.

14.Central Administration of Water Economy

15.Ministry of Precise Machine-Building

16.Ministry of Cars and Agriculture machines

17.Exemplary Of Foreign Trade

18.The Best of Foreign Trade

19.The best of Water and Forest Economy

20.Exemplary of Ministry of Culture

21.The Best Worker of Heavy Machine-Building

22.The Best of Food Industry

[nickstrenk]

These badges I am not able to identify exactly,so I will try to guess.

23.The Best in Printing?

24.For Merit in Newspapering?It is interesting-no star in the design of the badge but the picture of Julius Fučík.

Simply I did not have any certificates with these badges.

[nickstrenk]

25.The Exemplary of the State Trade.Silver 900 mark.Weight 12,3gr.The badge is not mine,but I have not seen it in silver since so I have decided to add it to the topic.

[Mike McLellan]

Fascinating display. Is there any program of recognition of professional achievement in place today? 

I don’t think our government experimented with non-military “attaboy” awards, but many private companies as well as endowment funds provided recognition of special achievement in various areas of industry and the arts. I suspect that many of the high-achievers of all of our countries took the position of: “Thanks, but if I’m that good, how about some extra money!”. 

That being said, these awards are a great reminder that everybody likes to hear the boss recognize an employee for a job well done. 

[nickstrenk]

1 hour ago, Mike McLellan said:

Fascinating display. Is there any program of recognition of professional achievement in place today? 

I don’t think our government experimented with non-military “attaboy” awards, but many private companies as well as endowment funds provided recognition of special achievement in various areas of industry and the arts. I suspect that many of the high-achievers of all of our countries took the position of: “Thanks, but if I’m that good, how about some extra money!”. 

That being said, these awards are a great reminder that everybody likes to hear the boss recognize an employee for a job well done. 

Mike,I am glad you like the topic.These bagdes came into being more than 60 years ago in early 50th.The example for them were the Soviet badges from the 30th years.Czechoslovak badges in siver were  bestowed in the short time.In the 60th and the 70th the badges of the workers were not in silver,but in bronze or in white metal.

[new world]

it's sad to see how quality of the badges declined over the years

[nickstrenk]

2 hours ago, new world said:

it's sad to see how quality of the badges declined over the years

It is the same with painting,furniture or buildings-churches,cathedrals,minsters...Also awards declined in many countries over the years,too.

[nickstrenk]

Compare the badges of the 50th and the 60th.

The Best Worker of the Railway Transport

Left- silver badges wih the marks,right -from white metal.

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Exemplary Worker of the Ministry of National Defence

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Exemplary Worker of Cinema Production

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The Best Worker -Petrol-Gasoline

Meritorious Worker-Gasoline-Petrol

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On 29/04/2017 at 15:13, nickstrenk said:

5.-6.Very common a quite cheap

The best worker of building idustry 3cm x 4cm and The best one of chemichal industry

A decree to badge-The best worker of the building industry

[nickstrenk]

The Best Worker of the Light Industry

Despite of the fact, my idea was to show only silver badges I like this badge very much,I decided to put it to this topic.

[nickstrenk]

Some more badges.Notice the marks of silver.

1.The best worker of Elektro Praga

2.The best worker of Transporta Pardubice

3.The deserved worker of Voluntary Sport Society Dynamo

4.The exemplary worker of Czechoslovak Radio

5.The worker of the excelent quality Tesla Strašnice

Edited February 7, 2020 by nickstrenk

[nickstrenk]

The badge Theatre Harvest  for the best actors of the season.Period :the late 40ies.

[seb16trs]

Thank you for this big examination of czesch badges! I believe they deserve a catalogue book, but does such a book exist??? (Something comparable to Krubl's work)

Edited February 26, 2020 by seb16trs

[nickstrenk]

seb16trs thanks for your praise.No,the book about these badgese does not exist,I am sure.Thogh some publications about the awards of firemen,healthy workers exist.They are like exercise books-40-50pages?

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Exemplary Worker of Ministery Education and Culture of Books

The Best Worker of Clothing Idustry in Slovakia

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2 types of the silver badges of Ministry of Steelmills and Mines-Ministerstvo hutí a dolú-in Czeck language.Look at the marks of siver in the back side of badges.

[BalkanCollector]

These are amazing. I love the fact that so many of these are numbered and made of silver. Thank you very much for sharing them with us!