Bulgaria, Fatherland Front Period. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander, c.1945 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac revealing the brass underneath

revealing the brass underneath

magnetic maker marked "KO" (König

a story of Peace and War" in 1905

the insignia demonstrates some oxidation and there is mild material fatigue to the wool

assuming that office after first ruling the country as head of a military junta installed by the May 16 coup in 1961

Bulgaria, Fatherland Front Period. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander, c.1945 consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac revealing the brass underneath( III C T.). Instituted in 1891. Type IV with Wreath (1944 1946). Multi piece construction, in bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 54. 5 mm (w) x 80 mm (h) inclusive of its wreath suspension, tiny chip and scuffing evident in the white enamels on the tip of the arm at 6 o'clock on the obverse, otherwise the enamels are intact, replacement full length neck ribbon, near extremely fine. Footnote: The National Order for Civil Merit