Bob Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 Here's an overview of my small but growing Albanian collection. Awards clearly more "sober" than your typical soviet collection I guess but I actually like the basicness / crudeness of them and the symbolism is quite strong on some as well (especially like the Skanderbeg!).Other great point: items rarer than a tractor lenin cost less than an odessa medal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Schena Posted September 12, 2006 Share Posted September 12, 2006 Hi Bob:Great stuff! You have quite a few really nice medals that'd love to have in my collection myself Indeed, many may be crude but they tell a story that has been very neglected in the west (or heck, the outside world when they were still under Hoxha's thumb). With a collection like yours, you have an encapsulated history of Albania's alliances from after WW II all the way to Alia's downfall in 1991/1992 just by looking at the makers and the quality.Cheers and good luck with your collecting!Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted September 13, 2006 Author Share Posted September 13, 2006 Hi Eric - and it's very pleasurable to collect an area which doesn't have so many "competitors" / colleagues - a real adventure.My collection has progressed since this photo. In a few days when back home I'll post 2 new badges (one of them numbered) I received recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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