Todor Petrov. Bulgarian Orders and Medals (1878—2005)
Category: Phaleristics, Numismatics, Philately, Militaria

Table of contents

Introduction

Part one. Establishment and development of Bulgarian system of distinctions (1878—2005)

Monarchic system of distinctions in Bulgaria (1878—1946)

Monarchic system of distinctions, regent’s and republican issues (1945—1950)

System of distinctions in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria (1946—1990)

The system of distinctions of the Republic of Bulgaria (1990—2005)

Part two. Bulgarian orders, decorations and medals (1878—1946)

Orders

Military order for bravery

Royal order of St. Alexander

Order of merit

People’s order of civil merit

People’s order of military merit

Order of SS. Cyril and Methodius

Decorations

Honour badge of the Red Cross

Long service cross

Commemorative badge on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of princess Clementine

Honour badge for Encouragement of Philanthropy

Standard-saving badge

Medals

Commemorative medal for Prince Alexande’s accession to the throne

Commemorative medal for the Liberation 1877—1878

Medal for handing-on standards to Bulgarian army (1881)

Medal of merit

Medal for science and art

Commemorative medal for the Serbo-Bulgarian War (1885)

Commemorative medal for Prince Ferdinand’s accession to the throne

Medal for the construction of Yambol-Burgas railway

Commemorative medal for Prince Ferdinand’s wedding

Commemorative medal for the April 1876 Uprising’s 25th anniversary

Medal for Encouragement of Philanthropy

Live-saving medal

Commemorative cross for the proclamation of Bulgaria’s Independence (1908)

Medal for the Silver jubilee of King Ferdinand I

Red Cross medal

Commemorative medals for the wars of 1912—1913 and 1915—1918

Part three. Honorary titles, orders and medals of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria (1946—1990)

Honorary titles

Honorary title Hero of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria

Honorary title Hero of socialist labour

Honorary titles People’s and honoured

Honorary title Dimitrov prize laureate

Honorary title Mother heroine

Honorary title International Botev prize laureate

Honorary title guards

Honorary title Pilot-cosmonaut of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria

Honorary title Laureate of brothers Cyril and Methodius international prize

Orders

Order of labour (Peolple’s order of labour)

Order of September 1944

Order of People’s liberty 1941—1944

Order of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria

Order of Georgi Dimitrov

Order for bravery

Order of Cyril and Methodius

Order of red flag

Order of the red flag of labour

Order of mother’s glory

Order of Stara Planina

Order of the Madara Horseman

Order of the rose

Order of civil valour and merit

Order of military valour and merit

Order of labour glory

Order of 13 centuries Bulgaria

Medals

Medal for the Patriotic wars 1944—1945

Medal for participation in the Anti-fascist struggle

Medal for participation in the People’s uprising 1923

Medal of combat merit

Labour distinction medal

Medal for maternity

Long service medal for the army personel

Long service medal for the Ministry of Interior personel

Jubilee medal for the 20th anniversary of Bulgarian People’s army

Jubilee medal for the 20th anniversary of Ministry of Interior Services

Jubilee medal for the 20th anniversary of State security committee structures

Long service medal for State security committee personel

Medal of merit to Bulgarian People’s army

Jubilee medal for the 25th anniversary of Bulgarian People’s army

Jubilee medal for the 25th anniversary of Ministry of Interior Services

Medal of merits to security and public order

Long service medal for the construction corps

Jubilee medal for the 25th anniversary of People’s rule

Jubilee medal for the 25th anniversary of the construction corps

Commemorative medal for the 90th anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov’s birth

Jubilee medal of the 50th anniversary of September People’s uprising

Jubilee medal of the 50th anniversary of Bulgarian People’s army

Jubilee medal of the 50th anniversary of Ministry of Interior services

Jubilee medal of the 50th anniversary of the construction corps

Medal for international brigades in Spain 1936—1939

Medal veteran of labour

Medal Kliment Ohridski

Distinction medal for Bulgarian People’s army

Distinction medal for the construction corps

Distinction medal for the corps of the Ministry of transport

Medal of merits to the Construction corps

Medal of merits to the corps of the Ministry of transport

Jubilee medal for the 30th anniversary of socialist revolution in Bulgaria

Medal for strengthening fraternity in arms

Jubilee medal for the 30th anniversary of the victory over fascist Germany

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of the April uprising 1876—1976

Jubilee medal for the 25th anniversary of civil protection of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria

Medal of merits in securing state borders

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian Red Cross

Medal for friendship and cooperation with the People’s Republic of Bulgaria

Medal for peace and understanding with the People’s Republic of Bulgaria

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman domination

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian communications

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian customs

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Sofia as capital of Bulgaria

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian finances

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian public health care system

Jubilee medal for the 100th anniversary of Bulgarian geology

Jubilee medal for the 1300th anniversary of Bulgaria

Commemorative medal for the 100th anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov’s birth

Medal of merits to worker’s volunteer detachment

Medal for the 40th anniversary of Socialist Bulgaria

Jubilee medal for the 80th anniversary of the revolutionary trade-union movement in Bulgaria

Jubilee medal for the 40th anniversary of the victory over Nazism

Part four. Orders and medal in the Republic of Bulgaria 1990—2005

Orders

Order of Stara Planina

Order of SS. Cyril and Methodius

Order of civil merit

Order of military merit

Order of the Madara Horseman

Order for bravery

Medals

Medal of merit

Conclusion

Annexes

Sources and publications

Българските ордени и медали

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