Ribbon guide

[vatjan]

Can anyone post the order of precedence for Albanian Orders/medals?

Thanks
Jan

[DutchBoy]

Hi Jan,

In the book "Europaeiske Ordner i Farver" by Poul Hieronymussen, he lists the orders of most countries in their proper order of precedence, with a few small exceptions. By the looks of his list of Albanian orders, it seems like they are in the right sequence:

1. Hero of the People (Hero i Popullit)
2. Hero of Socialist Labour (Hero i Punes Socialiste)
3. Order of Freedom (Urdheri i Lirise)
4. Order of Skanderbeg (Urdheri i Skenderbeut)
5. Order of the Flag (Urdheri i Flamurit)
6. Order of the Partisan Star (Urdheri Ylli Partizan)
7. Order of the Red Star (Urdheri Ylli i Kuq)

I hope this helps

[vatjan]

This does help,
Hartelijk dank
Jan

[medals73]

Orders and Medals of the People's Republic of Albania (1945-90)

[medals73]

Schena's book (3rd ed.) gives the order of precedence as of 1982 on pp. 29-30. However, since this doesn't always match observed ribbon bars, I suspect something else -- such as change over time -- is going on here.