Your new work outfit is already waiting for you: honour yourself or others with this cotton T-shirt with a historical motif. There was no shortage of heroes in the GDR. They stood on the production front and won the harvest battle every year. They were honoured with many medals and even more tinny phrases. Since 1950, the honorary title of "Hero of Labour" has been awarded on October 7th, the birthday of the Republic, along with a bonus of 10,000 marks. This honour was bestowed on workers and collectives from the factories as well as senior state functionaries. The last award ceremony took place on October 5th, 1989. A few weeks later, the gold-plated tin stars were lying in the rummage boxes of street vendors.