Hungary – People’s Republic: Commemorative Medal for Worker-Peasant Power.
Condition: Minor damage to the red enamel around the base, otherwise Good Very Fine
The Worker-Peasant Power Memorial Medal was one of the highest state awards of the Hungarian People's Republic .
After the suppression of the 1956 revolution , they started donating to those who distinguished themselves on the side of those who crushed the uprising. It was founded by the Hungarian Revolutionary Workers' and Peasants' Government led by János Kádár in 1957, the 25/1957. (IV. 21.) with its decree no. Its statutes are laid down in 1042/1957. (IV. 21.) established by government decision no.
"The most symbolic award of the socialist system after 1956. He clearly expressed the class content of the government and the system. The power belonged to the workers and the peasants. The award was both an expression of the socialist order, which was symbolized by the red star , and also Hungarian, which was shown by the national colored ribbon," wrote about the award in 2006 , A Szabadság , the newspaper of the Hungarian Communist Workers' Party.
Also, after the suppression of the revolution, the previously established Hungarian Order of Merit for Freedom began to be donated again . The award system, within the framework of which these recognitions were distributed, ceased after the fall of the communist regime ( 1990 ). The wearing of both awards is regulated by the XXXI of 1991 on the awards of the Republic of Hungary. was prohibited by law effective August 1, 1991.