Medal for services to the Central Youth Object FDJ-Initiative Berlin
The medal for merits at the Central Youth Object FDJ-Initiative Berlin was a state award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which by ordinance of September 18, 1984 with effect from January 1, 1985 by the Council of Ministers of the GDR through its chairman Willi Stoph in three Stages, bronze , silver and gold , was donated.
Award terms
The medal was awarded in recognition and appreciation of several years of meritorious work by the delegates of the "FDJ-Initiative Berlin" and by workers of the combines and companies from the districts in the development of East Berlin , the capital of the GDR. The first awards took place in 1985. The medal could be awarded to:
- Members of the Free German Youth (FDJ) who were delegated by the district organizations to the central youth object "FDJ-Initiative Berlin",
- Working people who are members of companies
- of construction,
- the industry,
- the energy industry,
- of transport,
- water management and
- of postal and telecommunications
from the districts were deployed on the construction and investment projects in Berlin as part of the tasks assigned to these companies.
Graduation
- in bronze: after two years of uninterrupted service plus a 500 mark bonus
- in silver: after four years of uninterrupted service plus a bonus of 750 marks
- in gold: after six years of uninterrupted service plus a 1,000 mark bonus
When it was first awarded, the medal was awarded according to the duration of uninterrupted activity at the highest level. The prerequisite for this was that the entrusted person had completed the service hours of the respective level before January 1, 1985. Uninterrupted service time was considered to be work in one or more Berlin deployment companies on the basis of a delegation contract or on construction or assembly sites in Berlin.
If FDJ members concluded employment contracts with the deployment companies, the time to achieve the next higher medal level was counted as uninterrupted working time. This proof of the achievement of the uninterrupted working hours was to be recorded in the personnel file of the person to be awarded.
Proposal authorization
The proposals, which should lead to the award of the medal, were to be submitted to the responsible minister for construction by the directors of the Berlin deployment companies and the construction and assembly companies from the districts via the general directorates or heads of the higher-level bodies. The proposals were to be submitted in agreement with the FDJ management and the union management.
Award procedure
The medal was awarded by the Minister of Construction on the occasion of May 1st, the International Fighting Day and Holiday of the Working People, as well as the "Day of the Construction Worker" and the festivities of the Republic Day on October 7th. Also on social occasions and highlights of the central youth project "FDJ-Initiative Berlin".
Appearance and way of wearing the medal
The bronze, silver or gold-plated medal with a diameter of 30 mm symbolically shows a building under construction on its obverse , as well as the FDJ banner with the Berlin television tower . The reverse , on the other hand, shows the small state coat of arms of the GDR with the five-line inscription FÜR MERDIENSTE / AM ZENTRALEN / JUGENDOBJEKT / FDJ-INITIATIVE / BERLIN underneath . The letter A is embossed under the inscription . The medal was worn on the upper left chest of the borrower on a rectangular, blue-covered clasp. The tape is finished with a white hem on both sides. In the middle of the band there is one narrow white stripe for the bronze level, two for the silver level and three for the gold level. The interim brace is of the same quality.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ordinance on the Foundation of the Medal for Merit at the Central Youth Object FDJ Initiative Berlin of September 18, 1984, Regulations on the Award of the Medal for Merit at the Central Youth Object FDJ Initiative Berlin from September 18, 1984, GDR Law Gazette Part I, No. . 27, year 1984, pages 309/310