Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander, c.1905

(ОРДЕНЪ ЗА ГРАЖДАНСКА ЗАСЛУГА). Instituted in 1891. Type I with Princely Crown (1891-1909) In bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 63.5 mm (w) x 98 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, chipping evident in the white enamels on the tip of the arm at 12 o'clock on both the obverse and the reverse, on its original full-length neck ribbon, better than very fine.

Footnote: The National Order for Civil Merit was instituted on August 2, 1891 and awarded in six grades.