Albania, People's Republic. A Medal Of Remembrance, C.1950

(Medalja e Kujtimit). Instituted in 1945. Two-piece construction, bronze gilt figurine insignia, mounted to a base in silvered bronze with red enamels, measuring 47.5 mm (w) x 46.3 mm (h), maker marked "IKOM ZAGREB" on the screwback, fine chipping evident in the red enamels, scattered silvering wear, better than very fine.

Footnote: The Medal of Remembrance was instituted on July 9, 1945 and is also occasionally referred to as the "Commemorative Partisan Star”. The medal was awarded to people and groups that participated in uninterrupted service beginning from July 10, 1943 (the date of the creation of the General Staff of the National Liberation Army) up until the liberation of Albania on November 29, 1944, either in combat or in political activities. According to the 1980 law, recipients also received the Medal of Bravery. There are two distinct types of this decoration: this usually encountered 47.5 mm large version manufactured by IKOM and a rarer and smaller 39 mm version by an as-yet unidentified maker.