Context (Found together / assemblage)
These medals were presented alongside a certificate in a plastic wallet (2003.137 D-E), on November 20th 1968.
Event Date 20/9/1968
Author: Eleanor Beestin-Sheriff

Context (Field collection)
Purchased at the Ecseri Flea Market Budapest in July 1998, from stall owner/dealer by the name of Karoly Nagy.
Event Date 7/1998
Author: Lucie Carreau

Description (Physical description)
Description for 2003.137 A-H: 'Medal as follows: A. Enamelled Work Medal - gold rank. Glass enamelling with red star at centre B. Enamelled Work Medal pin - gold rank, Glass enamelling and parade ribbon. C. Presentation box for medal and covered in red cloth. D-E. Grey plastic documentation wallet with medal certificate. F-G. Paper documentation of two types H. Business card of dealer from whom purchased. Metal, glass enamel (medal), presentation box (wood, cloth, plastic, silk?), documentation wallet and certificate (plastic, paper).'
Event Date 1/6/2004
Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Two Work Merit Medals of Gold Rank (A-B) in a presentation box (C), awarded on 20th of November 1968. The larger medal (A) has a red enamelled star in the middle, surrounded by a oval wreath of wheat. At the bottom there is a Hungarian flag ribbon tied in a bow, with two gold metal tools crossed over the top. The medallion hangs from a red and pink striped ribbon that has been folded into a triangle shape. The medallion of the other medal (B) is the same but smaller, and it has a pin on the back that connects it to a ribbon, folded into a small rectangle. The two medals sit inside depressions in the white fabric mount in the presentation box (C). The box is rectangular, with a red plastic cover, a hinged lid, and a metal clasp.
Event Date 10/5/2023
Author: maa