The Order of Georgi Dimitrov is a Bulgarian Order established on 17 June 1950 (re-established 5 April 1991) and awarded to national and foreign citizens for exceptional merit. It was also automatically awarded to recipients of The Hero Of The People’s Republic Of Bulgaria and The Hero Of Socialist Labour titles.
It was originally designed by K. Lazarov and modified by O. Odabashyan.
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Japan[/vc_column_text][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1526473075957{padding-top: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;}”][vc_column_text]The Army Officer Pilot Badge is a Japanese badge established in 1923 and in two classes: silver for officers and
bronze for NCOs.
As an incentive to lure infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineer officers into aviation to become pilots, the Japanese Army instituted its pilot’s badge in time for the graduation of the first pilots.
The award was abolished in 1940, but the NCO class badge was still awarded up until the end of WW2.
The badge measures 37.5 mm by 51.6 mm and is made of multiple pieces in silver and bronze with a gilt star in the center, illustrating wings on either side framing a series of rays emanating from behind the star, and a two-bladed propeller at the base of the wings. It has a vertical pinback.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html css=”.vc_custom_1589024511233{padding-top: 24px !important;padding-bottom: 24px !important;}”]JTNDaW5zJTIwY2xhc3MlM0QlMjJlcG4tcGxhY2VtZW50JTIyJTIwZGF0YS1jb25maWctaWQlM0QlMjI1ZWI2OTU4ZmM2NWQ2MDczY2I1YTg1MGElMjIlM0UlM0MlMkZpbnMlM0U=[/vc_raw_html][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1555950715853{padding-bottom: 24px !important;}”]
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The Royal Bulgarian Observer’s Badge was instituted in 1935 and worn by Bulgarian observers during WWII as well as awarded to German Luftwaffe observers serving with Bulgarian airmen.
The badge is made in silvered bronze, white metal, and enamels. It measures 36 millimeters by 52 millimeters and is made of multiple pieces with a backing plate and fastening screw on the reverse. It was manufactured by Bulgarian and German manufacturers.
The Royal Bulgarian Observer’s Badge was discontinued in 1944.
The Royal Bulgarian Pilot’s Badge was instituted in 1936 and often awarded to German pilots serving on the Balkans alongside Bulgarian airmen.
The badge is made in silvered bronze, white metal, and enamels. It measures 36 millimeters by 52 millimeters and is made of multiple pieces with a backing plate and fastening screw on the reverse. It was manufactured by Bulgarian and German manufacturers.
The Royal Bulgarian Pilot’s Badge was discontinued in 1944.
The Pilot-Cosmonaut Of The People’s Republic Of Bulgaria was awarded to Bulgarian Cosmonauts, the only two being Georgi Ivanov, 1979 and Aleksandar Panayotov Aleksandrov, 1988.
Major general Georgi Ivanov Kakalov (Георги Иванов Какалов; born July 2, 1940) is a former military officer who was the first Bulgarian cosmonaut. He was selected to participate in the Soviet International Space Program Interkosmos in 1978 and to follow the Soyuz spaceship training program.
Aleksandr Panayotov Aleksandrov was the second Bulgarian to have flown to space. He launched aboard TM-5 as a Research Cosmonaut along with mission commander Anatoly Solovyev and Viktor Savinykh.
The Medal for the Incentive of Philanthropy is a Bulgarian award established on 15th/ 28th October 1908 and given as an incentive or reward for humanitarian and charitable activity, and one of the first decorations to be established after the declared Bulgarian independence in September 1908 (the other one being the Life-Saving Medal).
The medal was issued in three classes: Gold (made of yellowish metal alloy or gilded silver), Silver (made of solid silver) and Bronze (made of copper). All medals are being awarded with a crown suspension.
Awarded rather rarely, the stock of the medal with his effigy were used for decorations throughout the reign of His son, King Boris III, and even during the regency period, up until 1947.
The medal is circular and measures 29 millimeters in diameter. It was designed by Paul Telge and minted in Germany and Austro-Hungary.
The obverse bears the effigy of King Ferdinand I circumscribed by the text: “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ” (“Ferdinand I Tsar (King) of the Bulgarians“).
The reverse bears a circular laurel wreath with the motto of the medal inscribed on four lines: “ЗА НАСЪРДЧЕНИЕ КЪМЪ ЧЕЛОВѢКОЛЮБИЕ” (“For incentive of philanthropy.“)
The ribbon is red, with two green stripes and one white one on the edges.
The Medal for the Wedding of Knyaz Ferdinand and Marie-Louise is a commemorative Bulgarian medal established on 3rd/15th May 1893 to celebrate the Prince’s wedding ceremony. The medal was instituted by the Monarch in the first days after his arrival back to Bulgaria as a married man.
There were three classes:
The medal is circular and measures 32 millimeters in diameter. It was engraved by Anton Scharff and its production delegated to the famous Viennese company of Rothe & Neffe. More than 6,000 medals were minted and awarded. Some larger table-top variations of the medal exist.
The obverse bears the effigies of Prince Ferdinand I and Princess Marie-Louise of Bourbon-Parma, his spouse. Around them is inscribed: “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I. КНЯЗЬ БЪЛГАРСКИЙ. МАРИА ЛУИЗА БУРБОНСКА ПРИНЦЕССА ПАРМСКА” (“Ferdinand I. Knyaz (Prince) of Bulgaria. Maria Louisa of Bourbon Princess of Parma”). A small five-pointed star sits at the bottom.
The reverse bears a decorative element with an imbued torch, two shields bearing the coat of arms of the two newlyweds, jointly crowned with the Bulgarian royal crown with elevated and embowed lappets. A scroll above it reads the motto “ВѢРNОСТЬ И ПОСТОЯNСТВО” (“Fidelity and Continuity“). Circumscribed are the dates of the wedding ceremony (8th April) and the date of the arrival of the royal couple in Bulgaria (30th April), with the year 1893 inscribed at the bottom.
The ribbon is navy blue with red bars on the edges.
The Medal for The 25th Anniversary of the April Insurrection of 1876 is a Bulgarian medal founded by a royal decree and awarded to all the veterans who participated in the events of the spring of 1876.
While the first decorations were given personally by the Prince during the official ceremony held in the town of Panagyurishte, the rest were distributed to the local Veterans’ organizations in order to be awarded to the living participants of the insurgence.
The medal is circular and measures 34 millimeters in diameter. It was designed and manufactured in Bulgaria by the Nikola Sabev’s jewelry factory, and engraved by Boris Schatz.
The obverse bears a crowned lion with the motto of the insurgent and the day of its start inscribed in a semi-circle beneath it: “СВОБОДА ИЛИ СМЪРТЬ + 20 АПРИЛИЙ 1876 Г.” (“Freedom or death + 20 April 1876“). Along the edge there is a decorative ring made up of floral elements and rectangular plates, each bearing a name of a town that took a major part in the revolt: ПЕРУЩИЦА, КЛИСУРА, БАТАКЪ, КОПРИВЩИЦА and ПАНАГЮРИЩЕ.
The reverse bears a verse by the Bulgarian poet Hristo Botyov on six lines with a laurel branch beneath it: “ТОЗЪ КОЙТО ПАДНЕ ВЪ БОЙ ЗА СВОБОДА, ТОЙ НЕ УМИРА” (“They, who have fallen while fighting for their freedom, shall never die“). Along the edge and separated via four-pointed stars is inscribed: “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ Iй КНЯЗЬ БЪЛГАРСКИЙ НА ПОБОРНИЦИТѢ. 20 АПРИЛИИ 1901 Г.” (“Ferdinand Ist Knyaz (Prince) of Bulgaria [Gift] To the insurgents [veterans]. 20 April 1901“).
The ribbon is red, with green and white stripes n both edges.
The Life-Saving Medal is a Bulgarian medal awarded to all Bulgarians for the rescue of people from natural (or other) disasters. There are 2 variations of this award: A Ferdinand I version and a version of his son, Boris III, who became king in late 1918.
This was one of the first decorations to be established after the declared Bulgarian independence in September 1908. It has three classes: gold, silver, and bronze.
The medal is circular and measures 29 millimeters in diameter. It was initially engraved by designed by Paul Telge and produced in Germany. The golden medals were minted either of yellowing metal alloy or of gilt silver. The silver class was made of solid silver, and the bronze medals of bronze or bronze-colored metal alloy.
The obverse bears the effigy of King Ferdinand I or King Boris III circumscribed by the titles “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ” (“Ferdinand I Tsar (King) of the Bulgarians“) or “БОРИСЪ III ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТѢ” (“Boris III Tsar (King) of the Bulgarians“).
The reverse bears a circular laurel wreath with the motto “ЗА СПАСЯВАНЕ ПОГИБАЮЩИ” (“For saving dying ones“) inscribed on three lines.
The ribbon is green, with small white stripes and one crimson stripe running through the middle.
