Physical Description

A circular bronze gilt medal, the obverse bears a red enamel flag, below is inscribed "HUY CHƯƠNG HUU NGHI!" backed by a fortress wall, with a cog wheel below and framed by wheat sheaves, the reverse is plain, on a pentagonal red ribbon with a single centered red stripe.

History

The Vietnam Friendship Decoration was established on June 20, 1960 and was awarded in a single class to foreign recipients, who have aided the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in defense and reconstruction.

The obverse is inscribed "HUY CHƯƠNG HUU NGHI!" backed by a fortress wall, with a cog wheel below and framed by wheat sheaves, with the Democratic Republic of Vietnam flag above,

The reverse is impressed with the acronym "V.N.D.C.C.H." (Việt Nam Dân chủ Cộng hòa = Democratic Republic of Vietnam).

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