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    An early Albanian Order of Freedom


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    Hi all:

    It's been a while since I've posted anything, but I got this in last week and wanted to share it with y'all. This is an Order of Freedom 3rd class made by IKOM in the original cardboard case of issue, dating it to between 1945 and 1948. The badge itself appears to be made of either silver or high grade nickel silver (it's not marked and I know IKOM marked their silver decorations so I'm inclined towards nickel silver).

    Hope you like it!

    :cheers:

    Eric

    PS: I got yet another great early reference document for use towards my 2nd edition and this one has statute finenesses of the earliest decorations (up to 1962). Interesting to note that very few Albanian decorations were made of precious medals: Hero of the People & Hero of Socialist Labor (18 or 20 karat gold depending on time frame), Partisan Star 1st class (gold as well, though some are not), and Teacher of the People (.800 fine silver).

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    Hi all:

    Thanks for the comments - I've wanted an IKOM example for quite some time and being cased is the cherry on the top. Now if I could locate some award documents, I'd be a happy camper. I do have a 1st class one made by Pr?wema (which puts it in the 1960s timeframe).

    For the record, the 1st class of this order was the highest Albanian order according to the 1982 regulations, just below Hero of the People and Hero of Socialist Labor. It was also not strictly a military decoration as Werlich and Hieronymussen allude and could be awarded for both civil and military reasons (like the Order of Lenin).

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    • 2 years later...

    Ikom first class - good scan

    Indeed doesn't appear to be real gold

    http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2008/post-679-1219594853.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2008/post-679-1219594937.jpg

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    Ikom first class - good scan

    Indeed doesn't appear to be real gold

    http://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2008/post-679-1219594853.jpghttp://gmic.co.uk/uploads/monthly_08_2008/post-679-1219594937.jpg

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    Can you tell us when and why the centerpiece changed?

    Chuck

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