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| D-06 | VICTORY DECORATION | ||
| Huy Chương Chiến Thắng | |||
The Victory Order and Decoration were established on 2 February 1958 to award officials and soldiers of the Vietnam People's Army who made meritorious contributions to the construction of the army and the fighting during the resistance period from 1946 to 1954. (for the Order see here)
There are three classes of the order and two classes of the decoration. It was awarded to cadres and soldiers who participated in the main army and local army during the resistance war, and have not committed serious errors during their service or elsewhere. The class is awarded based on the recipents rank and years of service. Servicemen who are disabled or injured in combat or are unable to continue in the army for a full period of time are exempt from the time requirements. It may be awarded posthumously.
| 6/A | INITIAL DESIGN | |||
| two classes - distinguished by ribbon stripes - established 2 February 1958; | ||||
| For: | cadres and PAVN personnel who built and fought in the forces from 1946 to 1954 | |||
| Design: | pentagonal star, gold, 37mm across, with "hero" style suspension ribbon; | |||
| Obverse: | on a gold pentagonal star of five points with five rays in a shallow angle between the points, a large central red disk with a shock of rice on either side and, below, a toothed gear (the arms of the DRV) and straight riband inscribed CHIẾN THẮNG (Victory); | |||
| Reverse: | plain | |||
| Ribbon: | 25mm - red 25mm, with yellow stripes in center to indicate class; "hero" style; | |||
| 6/A/1 | First Class (hạng nhất) - Ribbon: two 1.5mm yellow stripes 1.5mm apart; | |||
| personnal at the company or platoon level with less than 1 year service, and platoon officiers and soldiers with 3 or more years service | ||||
| 6/A/2 | Second Class (hạng nhì) - Ribbon: one 5mm yellow stripe; (also seen 3mm and 4mm) | |||
| platoon officers and soldiers who have one year or more in the army or less than 1 year during the resistance period, but participated in the Winter-Spring campaign in 1953 - 1954 and continued to work in the army for 3 years after the peace was restored (July 20, 1954) | ||||
  1st Class |
  2nd Class |
Other variations :
  Type with gold center instead of red enamel |
  Example all silver (center not gold) |
  Example with paint instead of enamel |
  Example using ribbon of the order |
  late replacement example in aluminum |
 as shown in SRV Medals Institute book |
Some have a number stamping on the reverse (does anyone know what this is for or have any other variations / numbers ?):
| Type with full thru stamping CHIẾN THẮNG (is this thin type ?) | |||
 no number |
 0 |
 2 |
 5 |
 7 |
 11 |
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| Type without full thru stamping CHIẾN THẮNG (is this thick type ?) | |||
 no number |
 2 |
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| Others | |||
 cast ? |
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Award Certificates
1st class Victory Decoration (1958) (380mm x 300mm)
2nd class Victory Decoration (1958) (380mm x 300mm)
(Has anyone see certificates dated other than 1958?)
References (Please let me know others at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com) :
| 1 | The Orders and Medals of the Communist Governments of Indochina, Revision II, John Sylvester Jr., 1994. (JS94) [Out of Print] | ||
| 2 | Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Nước Cộng Hòa Xã Hội Chủ Nghĩa Việt Nam), Institute of Orders (Viện Huân Chương). (Does anyone know the date of publication ?) | ||
| 3 | Orders, Decorations and Badges of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam, Edward J. Emering, 1997. (EE97) Availalbe at https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0764301438/ | ||
| 4 | Encyclopedia of the Orders, Decorations, Medals and Badges of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Edward John Emering, 2000. (EE00) Available at http://www.themedalhound.com/books/titles.html | ||
| 5 | Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: An Update, Edward John Emering, 2008. (EE08) Available at http://www.themedalhound.com/books/titles.html | ||
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