Honored People's Controller of the German Democratic Republic

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Honored People's Controller of the German Democratic Republic was an honorary state title of the GDR , which was awarded with a medal from 1981.

Original text of the Law Gazette of the German Democratic Republic , published in October and November 1981:

EHRENTITEL - VO on the foundation of the honorary title "Honored People's Controller of the German Democratic Republic" of September 23, 1981 ( Journal of Laws of I, p. 345)
Employees of the Arbeiter-und-Bauern-Inspektion (ABI) of the GDR, who are responsible for the implementation of party and government decisions, the enforcement of a high level of state discipline and the consolidation of socialist legalism and excellent work for the development of state and social control in the GDR can be awarded the honorary title of "Honored People's Controller of the German Democratic Republic" at the suggestion of the State Secretary and the Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the ABI of the GDR. “The award of the honorary title is carried out by the chairman of the committee of the ABI of the GDR on the anniversary of the formation of the ABI on May 15th. It includes a medal, a certificate and a bonus of 5,000 marks. "

The honorary title was given to individuals. The annual quota was up to 15 and could only be awarded once.

The medal is round, gold-plated and 32 mm in diameter. On the front there is a relief of a man's head with a protective helmet and a woman's head, as well as the inscription “MERITED PEOPLE CONTROLLER” in the upper half and two laurel branches in the lower half. On the back are the words "ARBEITER-UND-BAUERN-INSPUBLIK" and the legend "GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC". The medal was worn on a rectangular clasp covered with a red ribbon. A black, red and gold stripe is woven into the ribbon on both sides. In the middle of the clasp is the gold-colored state coat of arms of the GDR .

See also

literature

  • Frank Bartel: Awards of the German Democratic Republic from the beginning to the present. Military publishing house of the GDR, Berlin (East) 1979
  • Günther Rüther (ed.): Everyday life in the GDR. Verlag Ernst Knoth, Melle 1988, ISBN 3-88368-168-7