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C-01 DIPLOMA OF MERIT (Certificate of Commendation)
  Bằng Khen

1 1945-1979 Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV) / North Vietnam Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa (VNDCCH)

Certificate Types Observed from the DRV (with first and last dates observed for each type):

# Authority (Vietnamese) Authority (English) First Last Type
2 BAN CHẤP HÀNH C.D. GIAO THÔNG VẬN TẢI V.N. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LABOR UNION FOR VIETNAM TRANSPORTATION 1972    
7 BAN CHẤP HÀNH LIÊN HIỆP CÔNG ĐOÀN HÀ NỘI THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF HANOI LABOR UNION FEDERATION 1972    
9 BAN CHẤP HÀNH LIÊN HIỆP CÔNG ĐOÀN NAM HÀ THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NAM HA LABOR UNION 1975    
10 BAN CHẤP HÀNH TRUNG ƯƠNG ĐOÀN THANH NIÊN LAO ĐỘNG VN THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VIETNAM LABOR YOUTH UNION 1957    
11 BAN VẬN ĐỘNG HỢP TÁC XÃ MUA BÁN TOÀN QUỐC NATIONAL TRADE COOPERATIVE CAMPAIGN BOARD 1962    
12 BỘ NỘI THƯƠNG MINISTRY OF DOMESTIC TRADE 1966    
14 BỘ TRƯỞNG BỘ GIAO THÔNG VẬN TẢI MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION 1968    
17 BỘ Y TẾ MINISTRY OF HEALTH 1969    
22 QUÂN ĐỘI NHÂN DÂN VIỆT NAM (VIỆT NAM DÂN CHỦ CỘNG HÒA) Peoples Army of Vietnam PAVN - (Democratic Republic of Vietnam) 1957 1979  
25 QUÂN ĐỘI NHÂN DÂN VIỆT NAM - Đại Đoàn 351 - Trung Đoàn 45 Peoples Army of Vietnam PAVN - Brigade 351 - Regiment 45 1956    
28 ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HANOI CITY 1969    
29 ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HẢI PHÒNG ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HAI PHONG CITY 1960   T1
30 ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HẢI PHÒNG ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HAI PHONG CITY 1962   T2
31 ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HẢI PHÒNG ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HAI PHONG CITY 1968   T3
32 ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH TỈNH HÀ NAM ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HA NAM PROVINCE 1962 1963  
33 ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH TỈNH HÒA BÌNH ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HOA BINH PROVINCE 1976    
34 ỦY BAN MẶT TRẬN TỔ QUỐC VIỆT NAM THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI HANOI’S COMMITTEE OF VIETNAM FATHERLAND FRONT 1963    
44 ỦY BAN THƯỜNG VỤ QUỐC HỘI STANDING COMMITTEE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 1970    
           

 

Certificate examples (Note: sometimes documents may be cut down and smaller) :

BAN CHẤP HÀNH C.D. GIAO THÔNG VẬN TẢI V.N.
  THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF LABOR UNION FOR VIETNAM TRANSPORTATION


1972 (260mm x 360mm)
(to a labor union official for having work achievements in the Labor Union for 5 consecutive years 1965 – 1970)

 

BAN CHẤP HÀNH LIÊN HIỆP CÔNG ĐOÀN HÀ NỘI
  THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF HANOI LABOR UNION FEDERATION


1972 (255mm x 335mm)
(to a labor union officer for having achievements in the Labor Union’s activities in 5 consecutive years 1965-1970)

BAN CHẤP HÀNH LIÊN HIỆP CÔNG ĐOÀN NAM HÀ
  THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF NAM HA LABOR UNION


1975 (size pending)
(to a union member for the achievement in building the Labor Union movement in 1974)

BAN CHẤP HÀNH TRUNG ƯƠNG ĐOÀN THANH NIÊN LAO ĐỘNG VN
  THE CENTRAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE VIETNAM LABOR YOUTH UNION


1957 (size pending)
(to a member of the Labor Youth Union in the Branch of Utilities Worksite for the achievement in emulation, production, and implementation of the Government’s plan in the first 6 months in 1957)

BAN VẬN ĐỘNG HỢP TÁC XÃ MUA BÁN TOÀN QUỐC
  NATIONAL TRADE COOPERATIVE CAMPAIGN BOARD


1962 (260mm x360mm)
(to the Deputy Manager of the Inspection Organization Department of the National Trade Cooperative Campaign Board, for having achievements in leading the unit in the emulation movement of implementing the national plan of 1961, being elected as Advanced Laborer)

BỘ NỘI THƯƠNG
  MINISTRY OF DOMESTIC TRADE


1966 (300mm x 390mm)
(to the Editor-in-chief of Commerce newspaper and Trade Cooperative Commerce newspaper of the Ministry of Domestic Trade for having achievements in the emulation movement and being recognized as Emulation Soldier in 1965)

BỘ TRƯỞNG BỘ GIAO THÔNG VẬN TẢI
  MINISTRY OF TRANSPORTATION


1968 (260mm x 360mm)
(to an official of the Planning Department for having excellent achievements in working and fighting in 1967)

BỘ Y TẾ
  MINISTRY OF HEALTH


1969 (size pending)
(to a Self-defense Platoon Leader of Medical Publishing House T.D.T.T, an Emulation Fighter in 1968, Platoon Leader since 1963, always striving to build and train the self-defense platoon to achieve good results)

 

QUÂN ĐỘI NHÂN DÂN VIỆT NAM (VIỆT NAM DÂN CHỦ CỘNG HÒA)
  Peoples Army of Vietnam - PAVN (Democratic Republic of Vietnam)


1957 (290mm x 375mm)
(to an officier in the political department for achievements in working and re-educating in first part of 1957)

QUÂN ĐỘI NHÂN DÂN VIỆT NAM - Đại Đoàn 351 - Trung Đoàn 45
  Peoples Army of Vietnam PAVN - Brigade 351 - Regiment 45


1956 (size pending)
(to a Platoon Deputy Leader from Huyen Tran Cong Chua Hanoi for achievement in combating drought)

ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI
  ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HANOI CITY


1969 (size pending)
(to a Chief Accountant at Fabric and Knitting Trading company Level 1, Hanoi for recognition of being an Emulation Fighter in 1968)

ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HẢI PHÒNG
  ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HAI PHONG CITY


1960 (size pending)
(to the Deputy Director of Hai Phong’s Department of Agriculture & Forestry for being selected as Emulation Fighter in 1959)

ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HẢI PHÒNG
  ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HAI PHONG CITY


1962 (size pending)
(to the Head of Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the achievement of being selected as Emulation Fighter in 1961)

ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH THÀNH PHỐ HẢI PHÒNG
  ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HAI PHONG CITY


1968 (size pending)
(to the Head of Testing Department of Shipyard 1 for Being an Emulation Fighter in 1968)

ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH TỈNH HÀ NAM
  ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HA NAM PROVINCE


1963 (size pending)
(to the Deputy Head of Processing Station at the Linen Department Store Company of Ha Nam for Being an Emulation Fighter of Socialism Labor in 1962)

ỦY BAN HÀNH CHÍNH TỈNH HÒA BÌNH
  ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE OF HOA BINH PROVINCE


1976 (size pending)
(to a worker of Team 4 Thanh Ha Farm For the achievement in building Hoa Binh province 1945 - 1975 )

ỦY BAN MẶT TRẬN TỔ QUỐC VIỆT NAM THÀNH PHỐ HÀ NỘI
  HANOI’S COMMITTEE OF VIETNAM FATHERLAND FRONT


1963 (size pending)
(to a worker at the Hanoi Public-Private Joint Business Store for actively participating in working and emulation, enhancing the public service mentality, and completing well the missions of the whole year 1962)

ỦY BAN THƯỜNG VỤ QUỐC HỘI
  STANDING COMMITTEE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY


1970 (size pending)
(to a comrade for being selected as Advanced Laborer in 1970)

 

References (Please let me know others at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com) :

1 NVA & VC Wartime Documents, Gary D. Murtha, 1995.
2 MACV J2 Study of the Exploitation of Captured Enemy Documents in SVN July 1968, by the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam, 1968.
3 Intellegence and Collection Guide, Identification of Viet-Cong and North Vietnam Army Documents, CDEC, 1966 (reprinted 19967).
4 Viet Cong Terminology , by the U.S. Military Assistance Command Vietnam, 1965 (revised 19xx).

Any DRV/SRV references ? or regulations or ??? Should be others ...