Master builder
Meisterhauer was a function designation in traditional mining that was given to a hauer who was particularly well-proven in his professional practice and was associated with tasks in the training of young talent. Master carvers have been registered with the mining authorities. (See the article Hauer (mining) ).
Master carver as an honorary title in the GDR
In the German Democratic Republic (GDR) the title of Meisterhauer was a state award that was associated with the award of a medal . It was donated on August 10, 1950 and could be awarded to all tusks who had distinguished themselves through particularly high technical qualifications, but also through above-average performance in difficult work tasks. The title was also awarded for constant and active social work as well as the voluntary transfer of acquired knowledge and skills to the next generation of miners. The title was awarded a maximum of 50 times per year.
Appearance
The bronze medal with a diameter of 38 mm shows a raised, embossed middle field on its obverse , on which the miner's symbol of mallet and iron rests and the year of award ( no longer applicable from 1955) can be read. The middle field is surrounded by a 5 mm wide border, in which the inscription: MEISTERHAUER at the bottom and two laurel branches nestle at the top left and right. The reverse of the medal shows a dove of peace shifted a little to the left and the date of the award which was stamped in later until 1955.
Carrying method
The medal was worn on the upper left side of the chest on a 29 mm × 20 mm red cloth-covered clasp. A 3 mm wide middle stripe is woven in the middle of this ribbon, which has the sequence black-red-gold. A bronze horizontal 4 mm high bar runs through the entire clasp, which shows the year of the award in the middle in red enamel with a border.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bartel, Karpinski: Awards of the German Democratic Republic , Military Publishing House of the GDR, 1979, p. 121