Medal-awarded folk art collective of the German Democratic Republic
The medal-awarded folk art collective of the German Democratic Republic was a state award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was donated on August 26, 1974. The medal could only be awarded to collectives and on the basis of collective commitments in the field of artistic creation, exemplary cultural and political achievements as well as artistic achievements were made. The maximum number of awards was strictly limited and was only three awards per city district or district annually.
At a lower level, the optically similar medal was awarded to the outstanding folk art collective of the GDR .
Appearance and wearing style
The medal with a diameter of 60 mm, made of brown Böttger stoneware and presented in a case, is a non-wearable award and shows a stylized folk art motif on its obverse as well as the inscription: EXCELLENT (above) and FOLK ART COLLECTIVE OF THE GDR . The reverse of the medal, however, shows the five-line inscription: OUR LOVE, / OUR ART / OUR / SOCIALIST / FATHERLAND . At the bottom, almost at the edge, you can still see the two crossed swords from the Meissen manufactory .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Awards of the German Democratic Republic Bartel / Karpinski, Military Publishing House of the GDR 1979, page 171