Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic, Small II Class

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SKU: 01.HUN.0115.104.01.000

  • Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic, Small II Class Obverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    Hungary (Socialist)
  • Composition
    Gilt/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Rev: 1949
  • Size
    42mm
  • Version Remarks
    The image of the Order of Merit of the Hungarian People's Republic, Small II Class is attributed to Kei at Wikipedia at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HUN_Order_of_Merit_of_the_HPR_2kl.jpg and it is not a work covered by copyright law under the Hungarian copyright act of 1999.

History


The Order was based upon the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, in the Orders of the Republic of Hungary (1944-1949).

It was awarded to Hungarian citizens and foreigners in recognition of meritorious service in the realm of international co-operation, as well as for service to the Hungarian People’s Republic.

The awards may feature the emblem of the Hungarian People’s Republic from 1949-1957, or the emblem employed from 1957-1990.

Each of the higher ranking Order grade was awarded with an associated small grade, also known as Kleine Dekorationen or Small Orders. These decorations take the form of the V Class decoration, and feature a miniature version of the large decoration on the ribbon.

The Small II Class was worn as a less formal version of the full-sized II Class.

The Small II Class has a miniature version of the II Class decoration on the ribbon.

See the Hungarian Order of Merit, HUN102, in the Hungarian Regency (1918-1944), the Order of Merit of the Hungarian Republic, HUN149, in the Republic of Hungary (1944-1949), and the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary, HUN236, in Hungary (1989-) for more information.

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