Macedonia. An Ilinden Commemorative Award, By Ikom, 1950 certificate_of_authenticity marked with the Bulgarian People's

marked with the Bulgarian People's Republic coat-or-arms and entitled Veteran of Labour in Cyrillic script on the lid

(Heer Tropenhelm)

the final weekly intake of mili­tia units for nor­mal sum­mer train­ing had been com­pleted at Camp Petawawa in August

Manescu's father was a Communist Party veteran from Ploiesti

Macedonia. An Ilinden Commemorative Award, By Ikom, 1950 certificate_of_authenticity marked with the Bulgarian People'sSilver diamond shaped medal, reverse bearing IKOM, ZAGREB" and impressed "2837, hallmarked, bearing makers Mark IKOM, measuring at 60. 75mm (w) x60. 68mm (h) weighing at 79. 6 grams, in extremely fine condition. Footnote: This decoration was established by the Macedonian government in 1950 within the Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia. It was conferred in commemoration of the Macedonian Uprising against the Turks on St. Ilija Day, August 2, 1903.