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O-21 NLF SOLDIER OF LIBERATION ORDER
  Huân Chương Chiến Sĩ Giải Phóng

 

21/A INITIAL DESIGN
  three classes - distinguished by ribbon stripes - established 6 July 1966; obsoleted 1976;
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  Design:  
    Obverse:  
    Reverse:  
    Suspension:  
  Ribbon: 25mm - red, with light blue stripes grouped in center to indicate class; pentagonal;

21/A/1 First Class - Ribbon: three 1.5mm light blue stripes 1.5mm apart;
21/A/2 Second Class - Ribbon: two 1.5mm light blue stripes 1.5mm apart;
21/A/3 Third Class - Ribbon: one 3mm light blue stripe;

 

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]
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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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