Order of the Star of Romania, II Class Decoration (version 2)

CATEGORY: Version

SKU: 01.ROM.0116.102.01.001

Estimated market value:

$5500 USD

  • Order of the Star of Romania, II Class Decoration (version 2) Obverse
  • Order of the Star of Romania, II Class Decoration (version 2) Reverse
  • Order of the Star of Romania, II Class Decoration (version 2) Obverse Detail
  • Order of the Star of Romania, II Class Decoration (version 2) Obverse
  • Order of the Star of Romania, II Class Decoration (version 2) Reverse Detail

Estimated market value:

$5500 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Romania (Socialist)
  • Composition
    Gold/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Obv: RPR RPR
  • Size
    60x62.5mm
  • Image Licensing
    https://www.emedals.com/europe/romania-socialist/orders/order-of-the-romanian-star/a-romanian-rpr-order-of-the-star-2nd-class-breast-star-in-gold-consign-41

Physical Description and Item Details


Multi-piece construction, 14K Gold with twenty-two inset white sapphires, Gold RPR coat-of-arms in the centre, weighing 62.2 grams, 60x62.5mm, horizontal pinback, fine quality manufacture, red enamels and white sapphires are intact, mint.

History


The Order of the Star of Romania was established in 1948 and remained the highest decoration conferred in Socialist Romania until it was permanently suppressed following the collapse of the communist regime in 1989. It was conferred upon Romanian civilians and military personnel in recognition of merit in a variety of fields including politics, social service, science, and culture.

Recipients of the II Class Breast Star were granted a monetary award of 3000 lei (750 USD).

There are five versions of the II Class Decoration. The first is in the form of a five-pointed enamelled star with a five-pointed metal back-plate while all other versions are ten-pointed metal stars. The second version features the letters “RPR” above the centre medallion, but the other versions do not feature letters surmounting the medallion and differ in the inscription contained within the crest on the medallion.

There may be additional versions of the II Class Decoration that differ in size or composition.

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