Order of the Victory of Socialism
Order of Victory of Socialism ("Ordinul «Victoria» Socialismului") was the highest distinction in the Socialist Republic of Romania. This socialist order had no knights but rather several degrees. The 2nd degree was decorated with diamonds and gave the owner the right to bear the title of Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
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Order of Victory of Socialism ("Ordinul «Victoria» Socialismului") was the highest distinction in the Socialist Republic of Romania. This socialist order had no knights but rather several degrees. The 2nd degree was decorated with diamonds and gave the owner the right to bear the title of Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
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• Name — Order of Victory of Socialism • Lastawarded — 1989 • Image2 — File:Order Victoria Socialismului rib.png • Lower — Order the "Mother-Heroine" • Higher — Order of "August 23" • Firstawarded — 6 May 1971 • Awarded For — Service to Romania and Society • Eligibility — Romanian and foreign citizens • Type — Honorary title • Presenter — the Socialist Republic of Romania The Order of Victory of Socialism ("Ordinul «Victoria» Socialismului") was the highest distinction in the Socialist Republic of Romania. This socialist order had no knights but rather several degrees. The 2nd degree was decorated with diamonds and gave the owner the right to bear the title of Hero of the Socialist Republic of Romania.
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List of recipients
• Socialist Republic of Romania Nicolae Ceaușescu (1971, 1978 and 1988) • Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito (1972) • Socialist Republic of Romania Zaharia Stancu (1972) • Spain Dolores Ibárruri (1975) • Soviet Union Leonid Brezhnev (1981) • Erich Honecker (1987) • Czechoslovakia Gustáv Husák (1988) • North Korea Kim Il Sung (1987)
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It consists of a five-pointed partially enamelled star of silver and bronze. The rays of the star are decorated with gilded points. The center of the star is decorated by a red or orange enamel wreath with teeth on the inside and a laurel wreath. The two flags below are those of the Communist Party of Romania and the Romanian tricolour. Inside the wreath is a medallion with a map of Romania, a burning torch and the letter V for "Victoria" (Victory).
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