Memorial sign "For high efficiency and quality of work in the tenth five-year period"

In 1976, enterprises, institutions and organizations that distinguished themselves in the Ninth Five-Year Plan were awarded a memorial sign “For Labor Valor in the Ninth Five-Year Plan,” which successfully fit into the collective award system of the USSR. The memorial sign turned out to be in demand of no less passing Red Banners. In a joint Resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Council of Ministers of the USSR, the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and the Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League of January 21, 1976, No. 49 “On All-Union Socialist Competition for Improving Production Efficiency and Quality of Work, for Successful Implementation of the National Economy Plan for 1976”, ministries and departments were asked to organize a study best practices of institutions (organizations, etc.) awarded with the aforementioned memorable sign ^[1] . And in another joint document of December 30, 1976, No. 1081 “On the All-Union Socialist Competition for Improving the Efficiency and Quality of Work, Successful Fulfillment of the Tasks of the Tenth Five-Year Plan” of the CPSU Central Committee, Council of Ministers of the USSR, All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and the Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League quality of work in the tenth five-year plan ” ^[2] . This time, the full list of groups awarded with memorable signs “For high efficiency and quality of work in the Tenth Five-Year Plan” was not published in the central press. In the republican, regional and regional press, only enterprises (institutions, etc.) were published that belong to the respective republics, territories and regions.

The commemorative badge "For high efficiency and quality of work in the tenth five-year period" was awarded to teams that achieved the highest quality indicators in fulfilling the tasks of the tenth five-year plan, repeatedly awarded for the annual results of the All-Union Socialist competition of the Red Banners of the CPSU Central Committee and the VLKSM Central Committee . These groups were entered on the All-Union Board of Honor at the Exhibition of Economic Achievements of the USSR.

The mark consists of three overlaid elements:

• A five-pointed convex star, the rays of which are formed by a gold frame, with ruby ​​glass plates fixed in it.
• A laurel wreath, interlaced with red with a gold border around the edges of the ribbon, falling in the form of a bow at the intersection of branches. On the visible segments of the ribbon from bottom to left up to the right in a clockwise direction, the years of the Tenth Five-Year Plan are drawn in gold - 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980.
• Gold medallion, framed below with a wreath of golden ears and decorated with a golden image of a sickle and hammer, and also topped with a circular inscription: "For high efficiency and quality of work in the Tenth Five-Year Plan." The medallion in the rays of the bright sun, standing at its zenith, on the blue sky is placed symbolic images of the main branches of the USSR national economy: the coal industry, the oil industry, the gas industry, metallurgy, agriculture, housing, hydropower.

This memorial sign had several significant differences from its predecessor, the memorial sign "For Labor Difference in the Ninth Five-Year Plan." Two natural differences: the name of the mark - "For high efficiency and quality of work in the Tenth Five-Year Plan" and the years of the Tenth Five-Year Plan - 1976-1980. In addition, the medallion lacked a symbolic image of one of the branches of the national economy of the USSR - nuclear energy.

• The number of signs - 763 pieces: 513 industrial and 250 agricultural enterprises ^[3] .
• Height - 300 mm.
• Width - 300 mm.
• Weight - 3420 g.
• Material - tompack , ruby glass .
• Manufacturing method - combined: casting and stamping.
• Methods of treatment - gilding, blackening, applying cold enamels, decorative finish.
• The connection of the elements of the sign is screw ^[4] .
• The manufacturer is the Moscow Mint . The mark of the Moscow Mint is applied on the reverse side of the mark in a percussion manner.
• The badge was awarded along with the red Diploma of the Central Committee of the CPSU, the Council of Ministers of the USSR, the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions and the Central Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League A2 format ^[5] .
• The sign was placed in a plastic case of red color with a transparent plexiglass cover measuring 300 × 400 mm ^[6] .

• Memorial sign "For labor valor in the ninth five-year plan"
• Memorable sign "For high efficiency and quality of work in the eleventh five-year plan"
• Jubilee badge of commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the formation of the USSR

Sources

• Collection of Resolutions of the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for 1975, 1976, 1981, 1986, 1990.
• The newspaper "Trud" dated February 8, 1981 No. 33 (18280)
• Voronchenko V., Zak A. Prize insignia of heroes and drummers of labor. - Ekaterinburg: Ural Publishing House, 2009. - 290 p. - (Collector's library). - ISBN 978-5-93667-122-7 .

• V.N. Ilinsky "Heraldry of Labor Glory"