This item is part of Notable Figure Series; The Awards of Communist Leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. Click Here to view all items in this collection.
1947-1952 Issue. Featuring the Romanian Socialist coat-of-arms in red, light blue, dark blue, yellow, light green, dark green and white enamels, mounted to a circular silver base, measuring 33.5 mm, original ribbon, mounted to a five-sided magnetic metal suspension with pinback, in its hardshelled case of issue, marked "5 ANIVERSARE A REPUBLICII POPULARE ROMANE" on the lid, recessed medal bed); very fine.
Accompanied by three foreign and domestic membership booklets and ID documents from the estate of Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. Including Opening of the Danube Bridge (AKA Friendship Bridge) between Romania and Bulgaria Award Booklet (hardcover, coat-of-arms illustrating the bridge with the flags of the two countries, text in Bulgarian in black ink, numbered "1" and dated June 1, 1954, dual signed, measuring 65 mm x 110 mm); Korean Democratic People's Republic (North Korea) Order of the National Flag Award Booklet (hardcover, printed in green ink with text in black ink, stamped, numbered "10987", measuring 71 mm x 100 mm); People's Republic of China Award Card (gold-coloured characters of a red finished card, emboss stamped, measuring 72 mm x 106 mm);