Honored employee of the finance department of the German Democratic Republic
The honorary title of Honored Employee of the Finance Department of the German Democratic Republic was a state award of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), which was donated in the form of a medal on November 30, 1978. The title could be awarded for outstanding achievements to achieve high and measurable economic results, in particular extraordinary merits and initiatives in the fulfillment of the tasks set, furthermore for constant high commitment and for many years of exemplary work in socialist finance, money, pricing and credit . The medal could only be awarded to individuals, a double award was excluded. They were awarded to employees of the finance and prices departments of the councils of the districts and counties, the inspections of the state financial auditors, price control, banking bodies and subordinate companies and institutions. It was also given to employees of banks, savings banks, state insurance companies, chief accountants of VEBs, etc. The honorary title includes a medal and a premium of 5000 marks. The award of the honorary title took place every year in February by the Minister of Finance.
Appearance and wearing style
The gold-plated medal with a diameter of 35 mm shows the golden inscription in the center of its obverse : MERIT / MITARBEITER / DES / FINANZWESENS / DER DDR on a blue background. The whole thing is enclosed by two oversized laurel branches placed on the edge of the medal, which are shown twisted at the bottom and bent open at the top. The reverse of the medal, on the other hand, showed the GDR's national coat of arms. The medal was worn on the upper left side of the chest on a white covered clasp, which is closed on both sides by a dark blue hem. A black, red and gold central stripe is woven horizontally into the ribbon itself, in the middle of which there is a miniature of a 10 mm gold state coat of arms of the GDR. The interim clasp was of the same quality and also showed the 10 mm gold miniature of the GDR's national coat of arms.
Individual evidence
- ^ Günter Tautz: Orders and Medals. State awards of the GDR. 2nd edition VEB Bibliographisches Institut, Leipzig 1983, p. 159.