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Zalka Máté Commemorative Medal 1956.
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07-11-2012, 05:58 PM
Zalka Máté Commemorative Medal 1956

Only 174 awarded, this is the official (semi-official?) wearing copy, awarded in smaller numbers than that.


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07-11-2012, 06:37 PM
Can you be awarded a "wearing" item? or is it more a case of being issued?
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07-11-2012, 07:14 PM
Yes (I guess). The original award was silver and most people didn't want to wear it, due to the intrinsic value. They could obtain (from the government) a "silvered" wearing copy like this. There were only 174 of the original awards, and not all these recipients got their wearing copies.

I still seek an original, but this may be as close as I can get.
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