Meritorious Teacher Of The People's Republic Of Poland.

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(Zasluzony Nauczyciel Polskiej Rzeczypospolitej Ludowej)

This is one of the professional titles of honor awarded firstly by the State Council and then from 1989 by the President of the Republic.
These were important awards and in the rankings follow directly after the uppermost classes of orders.
They were conferred sparingly although at the moment no figures of the number of awardings are availiable.
These Honorary titles were abolished in 1992, but their holders kept the right to use the titles afterwards. Apart from the title itself, the holder was entitled to wear a special badge as a visual token.

The Meritorious Teacher of the People's Republic of Poland was instituted by act of Parliament of August 4, 1956.
It was conferred to school and university teachers for long and outstanding work in the field of education. The holder of the title is entitled to wear a honorary badge of the title on the right side of the chest.

The badge is 43 mm in diameter and on the white enameled ring is the inscription ZASLUZONY NAUCZYCIEL : PRL.
The Suspension is a metal bar, 34 x 8 mm, enameled blue with golden side pinstripes. Through the center runs a gilt device from which the badge suspends; the reverse side has a safety pin for mounting.

Here is a photo from Al-Muell of this attractive award.

Eddie.