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(This is a draft page still under preparation - please let me know any corrections or additional information/examples.)
| O-02 | HO CHI MINH ORDER |
| Huân Chương Hồ Chí Minh |
The Hồ Chí Minh Order is the second highest order of the SRV. It is awarded to individuals, collectives and foreigners. It has reportedly been awarded to more than 600 individuals and collectives in the country and over 50 foreign individuals. [A partial award recipient list is here - (Vietnamese)] (if anyone has a more complete recipient list, please let me know at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com)
It was established in 1947 as part of the inital three awards of the DRV, and was maintained with the SRV. Formalizing the regulations for all SRV awards was done in 2003. Redesign for all SRV awards was done in 2006. Another redesign for all SRV awards was done in 2014. Originally it had three classes, but was reduced to one class in 1981. (see regulation extracts here)
General Vo Nguyen Giap was the first person to be awarded the Ho Chi Minh Order and also twice awarded (the first time in 1950 and the second time in 1979).
| 2/A | PRIMARY DESIGN | |||
| three - distinguished by ribbon device stars - established 6 June 1947; revised to one class 28 August 1981, revised 26 November 2003; guidelines 30 September 2005; (if anyone has the ordinance 10- HĐNN7 of 28/8/1981, please let me know at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com) |
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| For: | units and individuals for outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the people; | |||
| Design: | round breast badge, golden bronze, 33.5mm across, with suspension ribbon; | |||
| Obverse: | portrait of Hồ Chí Minh facing left, with two laurel branches below, and inscription above "HUÂN CHƯƠNG HỒ CHÍ MINH"; | |||
| Reverse: | plain; | |||
| Suspension: | small wreath with eyelet, and ribbon ring to lower bar of pentagonal frame with upper pinback; (perhaps also having full pentagonal plate with pinback ?) | |||
| Ribbon: | 25mm - red with three yellow stripes 1.5mm grouped 1.5mm apart in center; pentagonal; | |||
| Device: | stars indicating award class (until 1981) | |||
 Võ Nguyên Giáp wearing two different classes as awarded under 1947 regulation of Hồ Chí Minh Orders of second version (awarded in 1950 & 1979) |
 Võ Nguyên Giáp wearing two Hồ Chí Minh Orders without class differentiation |
 one of the Hồ Chí Minh Orders awarded to Võ Nguyên Giáp (at SRV Army Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam) |
 An example with different ribbon ring eyelet (and perhaps full pentagonal ribbon plate ?) |
Official issue with a case
Documents
Hồ Chí Minh Order certificate presented by the State Council of Vietnam in 31 January 1989 to Vietnam Military Specialists Group 478 that completed international tasks in Cambodia.
(from SRV Army museum Hanoi)
Some copies have been available on the market, all crude and some with numbering on the reverse (if anyone has seen another such example, or has any other info on this, please let me know at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com)
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| 2/B | DESIGN OF 2006 | |||
| one class - redesigned 19 May 2006; revised 16 November 2013; guidelines 30 September 2005, 15 April 2010; | ||||
| For: | units and individuals for outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the people; | |||
| Design: | round breast badge, gilt, 39mm across, with suspension ribbon; | |||
| Obverse: | portrait of Hồ Chí Minh facing left, with lotus below, and inscription above "HUÂN CHƯƠNG HỒ CHÍ MINH" and below "VIỆT NAM", sometimes all coated on the face in clear laquer; | |||
| Reverse: | plain; or checkered pattern with manufacturer name "C. TY. CƠ KHÍ 17" and local phone number "04.3884 3323"; | |||
| Suspension: | 5 circles at top the middle one with eyelet, and ribbon ring to golden pentagonal plate with pin-back; | |||
| Ribbon: | 28mm - red with three yellow stripes 3mm grouped 3mm apart in center; pentagonal; | |||
 Version without laquer coating - obverse |
 Version without laquer coating - reverse (with glue residue on reverse) |
 Version with laquer coating - obverse |
 Version with laquer coating - reverse |
| 2/C | DESIGN OF 2014 | |||
| one class - redesigned 10 September 2014 and 20 July 2018; guildelines 31 July 2017 | ||||
| For: | iunits and individuals for outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the people; | |||
| Design: | round breast badge, gilt, 40mm across, with suspension ribbon; | |||
| Obverse: | portrait of Hồ Chí Minh facing left, on background of lotus flowers, and inscription in red above "HUÂN CHƯƠNG HỒ CHÍ MINH" and below "VIỆT NAM"(, all coated in clear laquer ?); | |||
| Reverse: | checkered pattern with manufacturer name "C. TY. CƠ KHÍ 17" and local phone number "04.3884 3323"; | |||
| Suspension: | lotus with center eyelet at top, and ribbon ring to golden pentagonal plate with pin-back; | |||
| Ribbon: | 29mm - red with two 3mm yellow stripes 4mm from edges; pentagonal; | |||
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| 2/D | EARLY VERSION (1947) (thru when ?) | |||
| three classes - distinguished by ribbon device stars - established 6 June 1947; | ||||
| For: | units and individuals for outstanding contributions to the revolutionary cause of the people; | |||
| Design: | round breast badge, golden bronze, 33mm ? across, with suspension ribbon; | |||
| Obverse: | large portrait of Hồ Chí Minh facing left, with two laurel branches below, and inscription above "HỒ CHÍ MINH"; | |||
| Reverse: | plain ?; | |||
| Suspension: | link with small gold wreath, with ring to lower bar of pentagonal frame suspended from a barette à coulisse; | |||
| Ribbon: | 25mm - red with three yellow stripes 3mm grouped 1mm apart in center, pentagonal; | |||
| Device: | stars indicating award class | |||
| 2/D/1 | First Class - Device: three small gold stars; | |||
| 2/D/2 | Second Class - Device: two small gold stars; | |||
| 2/D/3 | Third Class - Device: one small gold star; | |||
(WANTED: If you have one like this and want to sell it, or have any other pictures or other information, please let me know at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com)
This early version is extremely rare and it is not known when the change to the later version was.
(if anyone has further information, has actually seen such example or has any other pictures, please let me know at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com)
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References (Please let me know others at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com) :
| 1 | Handbook on Uniforms and Insignia of Sino-Soviet Bloc Ground Forces (Asian Members), Chapter 3 Vietnamese People's Army, Department of the Army Pamphlet 30-55, 1959. [Out of Print] | ||
| 2 | The Orders and Medals of the Communist Governments of Indochina, Revision II, John Sylvester Jr., 1994. (JS94) [Out of Print] | ||
| 3 | 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 ?) | ||
| 4 | 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/ | ||
| 5 | 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 | ||
| 6 | 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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Articles (Please let me know others at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com) :
| 1 | “Stray Notes on the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Democratic/Socialist Republic of Vietnam”, John Sylvester Jr., 2000. | ||
| 2 | “Addendum to the Stray Notes on the Orders, Decorations, and Medals of the Democratic/Socialist Republic of Vietnam”, John Sylvester Jr., 2003. | ||
| 3 | “The New 2007 Orders and Decorations of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam”, by Emering, Edward J, JOMSA Vol. 62, No. 1 (Jan-Feb 11): 21-28 | ||
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Websites (Please let me know others at rdavemail-medals@yahoo.com) :
| 1 | Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_Ho_Chi_Minh | ||
| 2 | Partial recipients list https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/ (Vietnamese) | ||
| 3 | http://www.giaithuong.vn/giaithuong/tieng-viet/khenthuong-giaithuong/gioithieu-giai/thi-dua-khen-thuong-cap-nha-nuoc/huan-chuong-ho-chi-minh.html/ | ||
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PAVN Major General Vo Bam, Manager of the HCM Trail and Recipient of the HCM Order
