nickstrenk Posted April 27, 2017 Share Posted April 27, 2017 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted April 27, 2017 Author Share Posted April 27, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 5.-6.Very common a quite cheap The best worker of building idustry 3cm x 4cm and The best one of chemichal industry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted April 29, 2017 Author Share Posted April 29, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted May 1, 2017 Author Share Posted May 1, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted May 19, 2017 Author Share Posted May 19, 2017 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike McLellan Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 it's sad to see how quality of the badges declined over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted July 10, 2018 Author Share Posted July 10, 2018 Exemplary Worker of the Ministry of National Defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted September 4, 2018 Author Share Posted September 4, 2018 Exemplary Worker of Cinema Production Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 The Best Worker -Petrol-Gasoline Meritorious Worker-Gasoline-Petrol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted November 6, 2019 Author Share Posted November 6, 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted January 13, 2020 Author Share Posted January 13, 2020 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted February 7, 2020 Author Share Posted February 7, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 The badge Theatre Harvest for the best actors of the season.Period :the late 40ies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seb16trs Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 (edited) 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted August 15, 2020 Author Share Posted August 15, 2020 Exemplary Worker of Ministery Education and Culture of Books The Best Worker of Clothing Idustry in Slovakia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickstrenk Posted January 13, 2021 Author Share Posted January 13, 2021 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BalkanCollector Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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