Romania, Republic. The Order Of The Star Of The People's Republic, I Class To Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, 1948 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac suspended from a yellow ribbon

suspended from a yellow ribbon with the image of an evergreen tree and inscribed ""CANDIDATE FOR COMMANDER IN CHIEF / Denver

Accompanied by a privately manufactured box

without a backer

along with a green enameled partial oak and laurel wreath as well as silver gilt crossed swords between the arms of the cross

maker marked “1” (Deschler & Sohn

Romania, Republic. The Order Of The Star Of The People's Republic, I Class To Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, 1948 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac suspended from a yellow ribbonThe initial offering from the estate of Gheorghe Gheorghiu Dej, Communist Party Leader of Romania from 1947 until 1965 and the first Communist Prime Minister of Romania from 1952 until 1955. Order of the Star of the Romanian People's Republic, I Class; Instituted January 1948. In Gold, the Romanian Socialist coat of arms also Gold and centered on an orange rayed enamelled centrepiece secured by two reverse Gold rivets, surrounded by twenty two