A mixed lot of 14 Bulgarian, Serbian, and Soviet orders, medals, and insignia, including:
1. A Bulgarian Order of the 9th of September, I Class for Civilians, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a five-pointed white enameled star, the obverse bearing a central gilt profile of Vasil Levski, set within a circular green enameled laurel wreath, the reverse bearing a central red enameled disc overlaid by a gilt date of “9 СЕПТ. 1944”, set within a green enameled laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 64 mm (w) x 68 mm (h), with some flecking of enamels evident, in extremely fine condition.
2. A Bulgarian Order of the 9th of September, II Class for Civilians, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a five-pointed star, the obverse with white enameled arms, bearing a central gilt profile of Vasil Levski, set within a circular green enameled laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 60 mm (h), with some flecking of enamels evident, in extremely fine condition.
3. A Bulgarian Order of the 9th of September, III Class for Civilians, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, consisting of a five-pointed star, the obverse with red enameled arms, bearing a central gilt profile of Vasil Levski, set within a circular green enameled laurel wreath, unmarked, measuring 56 mm (w) x 58 mm (h), with some flecking of enamels evident, in extremely fine condition.
4. A Bulgarian People’s Order of Labour, III Class, constructed of gilded and silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from a period original ribbon, the obverse consisting of a gilded five-pointed star overlaid by a central hammer and sickle, joined through the arms by a silvered pentagonal backer, the reverse bearing the order’s name in Buglarian Cyrcillic, otherwise unmarked, measuring 40 mm (w) x 40 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
5. A Bulgarian Order for Military Courage and Merit, II Class, constructed of gilded and silvered bronze with multi-coloured enamels, on loop for suspension, unmarked, measuring 46 mm (w) x 50 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.
6. A Bulgarian Jubilee Medal for the 40th Anniversary of the Socialist Revolution, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
7. A Bulgarian Jubilee Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Georgi Dimitrov, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
8. A Bulgarian Medal for Long Service in the Committee on National Security, I Class, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
9. A Bulgarian Medal for Military Merit, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 33 mm in diameter, in extremely fine condition.
10. A Bulgarian Jubilee Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascist Germany, constructed of bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.
11. A Bulgarian Patriotic Medal, constructed of silvered bronze with white enamels, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon affixed to a pentagonal backplate with a horizontal pinback, unmarked, measuring 35 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine condition.
12. A Bulgarian Order of the Red Banner, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the obverse consisting of a red enameled flag bearing the order’s name in Bulgarian Cyrillic, overlaid by a soldier advancing with a rifle with bayonet affixed, flanked by laurel branches and above a white enameled banner bearing the initials of the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, measuring 35 mm (w) x 44 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.
13. A Bulgarian cap badge, constructed of multi-coloured bakelite, the reverse retaining all attachment prongs, unmarked, measuring 26 mm (w) x 36 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
14. A Soviet Guards Badge, constructed of gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse with a threaded lug retaining a nut, unmarked, measuring 36 mm (w) x 47 mm (h), in extremely fine condition.
15. A Yugoslav Navy beret badge c. 1994, constructed of silvered and gilded bronze with multi-coloured enamels, the reverse with a threaded lug retaining an original nut bearing a Belgrade maker’s mark, measuring 40 mm (w) x 42 mm (h), in near extremely fine condition.