The Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour, Yugoslavia Order Badge, top Rare

The Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour

The Order of the Hero of socialist labour was founded on 8 December 1948 in resemblance to the Soviet title of Hero of Socialist Labour. The order was awarded by the President of Yugoslavia.

Order of the Hero of Socialist Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Orden junaka socijalističkog rada, Slovene: Red junaka socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Орден на јунак на социјалистичката работа) was the fourth highest state decoration awarded in Yugoslavia. It was awarded to the citizens, companies and sports teams for the outstanding achievements in their professional work. The order was awarded a total of 114 times until 1986. After the dissolution of SFR Yugoslavia, awarding of the Order was discontinued.

Along with the order, the recipient was awarded the title of Hero of Socialist Labour (Serbo-Croatian: Junak socjalističkog rada, Slovene: Junak socialističnega dela, Macedonian: Jунак на социјалистичката работа).


A fantastic part of military Order history is not to be missed at this low listing price. It would be extremely hard to find a much better example than this Order, in great condition.

This Order is a museum level replica Repro,

The order was only awarded a total of 114 times until 1987

Diameter: 76 mm
Weight: 110 g

This item is in excellent condition and would make a fantastic addition to any collection.

The Order was awarded a total of 114 times until 1987. Some of the notable recipients are:
• Josip Broz Tito — awarded in 1950[6]
• Ivo Andrić — awarded on 9 October 1972
• Vladimir Bakarić
• Džemal Bijedić
• Veljko Vlahović
• Ivan Gošnjak
• Oskar Davičo
• Peko Dapčević
• Stane Dolanc
• Edvard Kardelj
• Boris Kidrič
• Lazar Koliševski
• Miroslav Krleža
• Mihailo Lalić
• Branko Mamula
• Cvijetin Mijatović
• Kosta Nađ
• Moša Pijade
• Hamdija Pozderac
• Aleksandar Ranković
• Ivan Ribar
• Pavle Savić
• Đuro Salaj
• Alija Sirotanović
• Petar Stambolić
• Rodoljub Čolaković
• Mika Špiljak