Decorations of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Decorations of the former SFRY that is Socialist Federative Republic of Yugoslavia were created during the Second World War and throughout the existence of Second Yugoslavia. With the end of Yugoslavia, these decorations are now a valuable collectables and stopped to be awarded.

On the 15^th of March 1943 first decorations were created: Order of the National hero, Order of the National liberation, Order of the partisan star, Order of the fraternity and unity, Order for courageousness and Medal for courageousness.

By the year 1960 the number of decoration increased to the total of 42 (35 Orders, 6 medals i 1 Commemorative medal). The status of decorations continued for three old army decorations of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

Orden / Ordre / Order

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  Français : Ordre du Drapeau de Yougoslavie à étoile d'or portée en sautoir

  English: Order of the Yugoslavian flag with golden star on necklace
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  Français : Ordre de l'Etoile partisan avec fusils

  English: Order of partisan star with rifles
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  Français : Ordre du Mérite pour le peuple à étoile d'argent

  English: Order of merits for the people with silver star
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  Français : Ordre de l'Armée nationale à étoile d'argent

  English: Order of the National army with silver star
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  Français : Ordre du Drapeau de Yougoslavie à étoile d'or

  English: Order of the Yugoslavian flag with golden star
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  Français : Ordre du Travail à couronne d'argent

  English: Order of Labour with silver wreath
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  Français : Ordre du Mérite militaire avec épées d'argent

  English: Order for military merits with silver swords
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  Français : Ordre du Drapeau de Yougoslavie à étoile d'argent

  English: Order of the Yugoslavian flag with silver star

Medalja / Médaille / Medal

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  Français : Médaille de la Bravoure

  English: Medal for courageousness
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  Français : Médaille du Mérite pour la peuple

  English: Medal of the merits for the people
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  Français : Médaille du Travail

  English: Medal of Labour
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  Français : Médaille du Mérite militaire

  English: Medal for military merits
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  Français : Médaille de la Valeur militaire

  English: Medal for military virtues
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  Français : Médaille du Mérite

  English: Medal for merits

Spomenica / Médaille commémorative / Commemorative medal

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  Français : Médaille commémorative des partisans 1941.

  English: Commemorative medal of the partisans of 1941

Note

Inside of every decoration there is a link to the web site of the World Intellectual Property Organization (L’Organisation mondiale de la propriété intellectuelle) where the orriginals are kept. At this international organization these decorations were, at the request of Yugoslavian government, given the status of official sign indicating control and warranty, which is in other countries and states reserved only for the National seal or some other kind of unicate instrument (exists only in one or two copies) which gives the bearer the official control and warranty.

Sequence of the orders and medals is from WIPO.

Some sequences differ, like this archive copy at the Wayback Machine one.