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Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Military Order of Bravery, 3rd Class, Grade One,

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Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Military Order of Bravery, 3rd Class, Grade One,

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Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Military Order of Bravery, 3rd Class, Grade One,

Type V with the date 1941. In bronze gilt with red, white and green enamels, measuring 52.7 mm (w) x 52.7 mm (h), vertical pinback, intact enamels, extremely fine.

Footnote: The Order of Bravery was established by decree of Knyaz Alexander Batenberg on January 1, 1880. It is the first Bulgarian order and was modeled after the Order of Military Merit of the Grand Duchy of Hesse which existed to 1866. The recipients of the order are called cavaliers. The order was one of the many violations of the Treaty of Berlin, with which Bulgaria demonstrated full independence although the country was deprived of high state decorations: symbols of national independence. The order was first awarded on April 17, 1880 when thirty-three participants in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) received the order. Several days later, on April 24th (May 6 NS, the Day of St George), the order was awarded for the first time to a civilian person. Between 1937 and 1940, the sign of the Order of Bravery I grade, 1st Class was used as a symbol of the Bulgarian Air Force in analogue with the Iron Cross which was the traditional symbol of the Luftwaffe. Several German officers received this award during World War II. After the end of the monarchy the orders and the medals of the Kingdom of Bulgaria were fully substituted with other ones. On September 15th the Order of Bravery ceased to exist.