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    DDR -- Hero of Labor Dankward Fehr Group


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    This complete and fully documented group has already been discussed, over on the "Soviet and Eastern Bloc" forum, but, if DDR is indeed welcomed, I thought I might cross-reference it here:

    http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=2455

    If there is any interest, I could post these items here, but as they're already up there, it seems needless duplication. Just so you know what awaits you, I quote from the first post and attach the group scan.

    1- Hero of Work

    2- Verdienstmedaille der Deutsche Demokratische Republik

    3- Verdienter Techniker des Volkes

    4- Verdienstmedaille der Zivilverteidigung

    5- Verdeinter Aktivist

    6- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans 1961

    7- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans 1965

    8- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans 1966

    9- Aktivist des Siebenjahreplans [1968]

    10- Arthur-Becker-Medaille I

    11- Arthur-Becker-Medaille II

    12- Arthur-Becker-Medaille III (suspension clasp only)

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    I have a general interest (sub-interest?) in labor awards of the broadly defined "socialist" world (and a few isolated intererest islands in DDR, to be shown later, over there). This group was in my interest zone and a nice opportunity, so it has come to live with me now.

    :jumping:

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    Hi Ed ,

    you,ll have to forgive me as i am completly new to east german awards , is the hero of work a rare award if so approx. how many were issued ?

    It was the DDR equivalent of the Soviet Gold Star "Hero of Labor". Pretty high, yes. Numbers? I do not know, sorry. Wish I did.

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    I do not have one of these orders... yet. Are they made of gold like their Soviet counterparts?

    Paul

    Ed, thats a great group. :cheers:

    Paul,

    these have virtually disappeared from the market. You could buy them quite cheap right after 1989, but i haven?t seen one for sale for quite a while.

    Gerd

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    Ed, thats a great group. :cheers:

    Paul,

    these have virtually disappeared from the market. You could buy them quite cheap right after 1989, but i haven?t seen one for sale for quite a while.

    Gerd

    Quite true, all of the other medals in your photo can be normally be found on ebay.de but I've not seen a Held der Arbeit in some time.

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    That is a bummer! I was hoping to find some example someday! Are these made of solid gold?

    No, alas. The early ones (1954-72) were silver (900) gilt, with the later ones (1973-89) are delicately described by Bartel as "Buntmetall goldfarben"; I'd not have been so generous. No where near as sexy as their Soviet (or Bulgarian, beyond that I cannot say) siblings.

    Still . . . i like 'em. Have another one, a singleton, which I'll post when I get it home to visit.

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    No, alas. The early ones (1954-72) were silver (900) gilt, with the later ones (1973-89) are delicately described by Bartel as "Buntmetall goldfarben"; I'd not have been so generous. No where near as sexy as their Soviet (or Bulgarian, beyond that I cannot say) siblings.

    Still . . . i like 'em. Have another one, a singleton, which I'll post when I get it home to visit.

    I can hardly wait to see it!! :jumping:

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    While most of the other medals in Febr's group are pretty familiar, and have been posted on the other thread, I'd be happy to post the medals and/of his urkunde over here (as well). Your wish is my command . . . .

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    While most of the other medals in Febr's group are pretty familiar, and have been posted on the other thread, I'd be happy to post the medals and/of his urkunde over here (as well). Your wish is my command . . . .

    :jumping::jumping::jumping:

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