A rare 1989 bronze event medal made from a bronze coloured metal (not the metal bronze, only the colour). The medal face is 5.5cm high and has a safety clasp style fastener to the rear. Featuring the FDJ rising sun logo and the DTSB logo with text KINGDROM YOUTH SPARTAKIAD and the date 1989 is printed onto the ribbon.
Historical Background.
The Free German Youth, also known as the FDJ (German: Freie Deutsche Jugend), was the official socialist youth movement of the German Democratic Republic and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
The organization was meant for young people, both male and female, between the ages of 14 and 25 and comprised about 75% of the young population of former East Germany. After being a member of the Thälmann Pioneers, which was for schoolchildren ages 6 to 14, East German youths would usually join the FDJ.
For more information take a look at wikipedia's information about the Free German Youth.
