Though a few hundred of these decorations were minted, which valor award in a time of war of the German Democratic Republic was never awarded as the country was never in a state of war?

The decoration was created in 1965 by the Chairman of the Council of State Walter Ulbricht and was supposed to be awarded to NVA soldiers as a valor award in a time of war.[1] The decoration was never awarded as the GDR was never in a state of war; however, a couple of hundred of these decorations were minted and were ready to be awarded if the GDR were at war. The decoration came in six classes: the medal grade, which was divided into three classes (bronze, silver and gold), and the cross grade, which was divided into three classes in the same way.