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05-08-2008, 11:46 AM | #1 |
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Jubilee Medal "20 Years Of The Fighting Groups Of The Working Class".
Thought I'd share my 20th Anniversary of the Kampfgruppen medal. These are pretty hard to come by- don't understand why, as it is only an anniversary award- but they are. Enjoy!
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05-08-2008, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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Is the edge of your medal ragged, i.e. not smooth? Mine appears "unifinished", unlike other other DDR medals and others report the same unifinished appearance on the medal's circumference.
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Yes, mine is that way as well. Also, if you look at the reverse image above, you can see that the medal is well worn and complete with more than a couple of dings... or shall we say "character attributes".
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DDR awards are well-made as a rule, cheap perhaps, but well made. I've always wondered why this one slipped through quality control.
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05-12-2008, 08:08 AM | #5 |
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I've also managed to acquire a few of the medallions (commemorative coins) given by the MfS (Stasi)- some loose, some cased, with the same edge treatment (or lack of treatment).
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05-12-2008, 09:19 AM | #6 |
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This medal is not a State award like the other KG medals, but a party medal awarded by the SED. This certainly explain why it's not so common and the "poor" made.
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