Medal for Faithful Service in the National People's Army

Order Buckle - Bronze

Back bronze

Large Medaillenbband

The medal for faithful service in the National People's Army was a national award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which on June 1, 1956 first in three and on 28 August 1964, a total of four levels, bronze, silver or gold ( with the aforementioned special stage) was donated. Their ceremony took place after a certain number of years of service covered. Specifically, this meant that

Levels of classification

The foundation of the story took place in four stages. These were:

  • For 20 years of service in Gold stage II -hook XX on tape
  • For 15 years of service in Gold
  • For 10 years of service in Silver
  • For 5 years of service in Bronze

The Interim clips shown above ware identical to those of the " medal for faithful service in the GDR border troops."

Their ceremony took place to all members of the NVA for honest, conscientious and faithful performance of duty, where to March 1, 1957 covered service times have been credited in various police institutions of the GDR and / or the People's Police and even for the case in which already the medal had been awarded for faithful service in the people's Police.

Appearance and structural manner

The look and the support, the medal match up to a tiny detail in the legend of the reverse of the medal for faithful service in the civil defense of the German Democratic Republic and the medal for faithful service in the Border Troops of the German Democratic Republic, which has been but all later donated are. The bronze, silver plated or gold plated coin with a diameter of 35 mm shows on their obverse two waving flags, one of which is the front, the national flag of the GDR and the behind the red flag workers (Flag of the working class ). The flag of Germany is carried out until 1959 even without the coat of arms. Among the sublime embossed letters GDR are to read. Letters and flags are framed left and right of each a small three-leaf Oak leaf with acorn in half. The symbolism is surrounded by the inscription: FOR FAITHFUL SERVICE (top) and NATIONAL PEOPLE'S ARMY (below). The only difference for the golden medal for 15 -year-old to 20 - year period of service is the miniature edition in the form of a double XX (Roman 20 ) which is placed on the ribbon. The reverse of the coin shows, however, the national emblem of the GDR surrounded by the inscription: FOR THE PROTECTION (top) and THE WORKERS AND FARMERS - POWER (below). The writing itself is in turn surrounded by two crossed below upwardly open curved laurel branches. Was driven medal at a pentagonal pentagonal light green related clasp each in the highest degree on the upper left chest. The hem of the religious band is formed by a perpendicular 8 mm wide black, red and gold stripes. At the presentation of the silver and / or gold center stage, a 1.5 mm wide silver or gold center stripe is also woven. At the medal ceremony for 20 years of service to the mentioned 17 mm large golden XX is also launched, which is also reflected on the Interim clasp. Otherwise, the interim clasps, measuring 25 × 14 mm correspond to the medal ribbons.

Production details, rough classification

Gold level for 20 years of service

  • To 1966: gilded silver with rear 900 Hallmark, flags colored enamel
  • From 1966: gilt bronze, flags colored enamel
  • 1972: briefly gilded silver with rear 900 hallmark in other digits quality
  • 1972: gilt bronze, flags area grained and painted red
  • 1977: gilt bronze, flags area smooth, change the inscription on the back in WORKERS AND FARMERS - POWER

Gold level

  • To 1959: gilded silver with 900 hallmark in the edge without national emblem on the flag of Germany Avers
  • 1960: gold-plated silver with rear 900 Hallmark
  • From 1966: gilded bronze
  • 1972: briefly gilded silver with rear 900 hallmark in other digits quality
  • 1972: gilded bronze with a new crest embossed with narrow ring around the crest
  • 1977: gilt bronze, change the inscription on the back in WORKERS AND FARMERS - POWER

Silver level

  • To 1959: silver with 900 hallmark in the edge without national emblem on the flag of Germany obverse, reverse embarked ceremony figures to 00200
  • 1960: silver with 900 hallmark in the edge and the state coat of arms on the flag of Germany Avers
  • From 1962 silver with 900 hallmark on laurel branches on the reverse of the medal
  • 1964: silver with 900 hallmark under laurel branches on the reverse of the medal
  • From 1966: silvered bronze
  • 1972: short-term silver with 900 hallmark with a new coat of arms embossed with narrow ring around the crest
  • 1972: silvered bronze with a new crest embossed
  • 1977: silvered bronze, change the inscription on the back in WORKERS AND FARMERS - POWER

Bronze level

  • To 1959 without a state coat of arms on the flag of Germany obverse, reverse embarked ceremony figures to over 040000
  • 1960 with state emblem of the GDR on the GDR flag
  • 1972: New state emblem of the GDR on the obverse of the flag with narrow ring around the crest
  • 1977: Modification of the inscription on the back in WORKERS AND FARMERS - POWER
National People's Army Kasernierte Volkspolizei Obverse and reverse Scharnhorst Order Distinguished Service Medal of the National People's Army
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