Orders, decorations, and medals of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia were created during the

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and used throughout the existence of the

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. The first decorations were created on March 15, 1943 and included the

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By 1960 the total number of decorations increased to 42 and consisted of 35 orders, 6 medals and 1 commemorative medal. The designers of the Yugoslav orders and medals were

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and

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. The original decorations are kept at the

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. The Yugoslav government requested that the decorations be given the status of "official sign" as opposed to other countries and states where the status of official control and warranty is reserved only for the national seal. With the dissolution of Yugoslavia the decorations stopped being awarded but continue to be protected by Article 6 of the

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Orders

Medals

Commemorative medal

Instituted on 14 September 1944 for award to those actively involved in partisan or political units between 1941 and the end of WW2. At first, the Commemorative medal of the partisans of 1941 was considered to be the lowest of rank among the orders, but later lost that status to be considered outside of the before mentioned group and listed below medals.

Other Medals

File:YugoslaviaMedal-SpanischCivilWarVeterans_20Anniv.jpg, Medal of Yugoslav Fighters in the International Brigades in Spain, 1956. File:YugoslaviaMedal-SpanischCivilWarVeterans_1956.jpg, Medal of Yugoslav Fighters in the International Brigades in Spain, 1956.

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