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Database: cases for the communist labor medal, "Medalia muncii"| dragos03 |
Posted: November 08, 2005 11:18 pm
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Capitan  Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003  |
The medal of labor was established in 1949 and awarded until the fall of communism in 1989. Since labor was central in the communist doctrine, this medal was considered as the basic award. Every member of the communist party could expect to receive one of these before any other award. It was awarded to people from every domain, including the military.
Like many other Romanian communist awards, it has two types: RPR (Romanian Popular Republic) and RSR (Romanian Socialist Republic, after 1966). I have three diferent cases for these medals, but i have seen several more. This one is a RPR case, probably the oldest of them:  This post has been edited by dragos03 on November 08, 2005 11:26 pm |
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| dragos03 |
Posted: November 08, 2005 11:20 pm
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Capitan Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003 |
This is a later RPR type, larger than the first one.
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| dragos03 |
Posted: November 08, 2005 11:24 pm
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Capitan Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003 |
This is a very interesting case. The medal inside is a RSR type. The case is identical with the previous one, except the fact the RPR letters were erased. Probably they didn't have time to manufacture new cases.
 Detail with the erased letters:  This post has been edited by dragos03 on November 08, 2005 11:25 pm |
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| dragos03 |
Posted: December 23, 2005 05:24 pm
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Capitan Group: Members Posts: 641 Member No.: 163 Joined: December 13, 2003 |
Another type of case from the RPR period, made from white cardboard (posted by John F. on Wermacht-Awards):
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| Tyke |
Posted: July 25, 2008 10:14 pm
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Fruntas  Group: Members Posts: 95 Member No.: 2193 Joined: July 20, 2008 |
A case from my collection which is similar to the first case above.
  This is also an RPR example, however the words MEDALIA MUNCII are much nearer to the lower edge of the case. Also the side edges and lower edge of the case lid have been highlighted with a gold colour, very similar to the Mihai I cases. I think this type would not have been in use for any length of time - too many regal overtones. |
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| Claudiu1988 |
Posted: July 26, 2008 08:56 am
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 Colonel  Group: Members Posts: 943 Member No.: 398 Joined: November 23, 2004 |
Can you put some more pictures. I think it's a post 1947 box, wich has applied on the top the front of a comunist box. |
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| Tyke |
Posted: July 27, 2008 02:18 pm
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Fruntas Group: Members Posts: 95 Member No.: 2193 Joined: July 20, 2008 |
More pictures as requested.
      I think you are correct, it probably is a pre (i.e. before) 1947 box that has had a new Communist cover applied. |
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| Claudiu1988 |
Posted: July 27, 2008 02:20 pm
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Colonel Group: Members Posts: 943 Member No.: 398 Joined: November 23, 2004 |
Thanks for the pictures, It's 100% pre 1947 box. I have some boxes like this one in my colection but with out the comunist adding.
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