| Badge of the Military Order for
Bravery 1914-1940 (2nd Type) This example is of the badge 3rd class 2nd grade with crown and worn on the left breast on a ribbon |
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Bulgaria (Pricipality & Kingdom)
Military Order for Bravery 1914-1940 (2nd Type)
The second type of this Order has the added dates of 1915, 1916 and 1917 in its various forms.
| Badge of the Military Order for
Bravery 1914-1940 (2nd Type) This example is of the badge 3rd class 2nd grade with crown and worn on the left breast on a ribbon |
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| THE 1914-1940 ORDER CONSISTS OF FOUR BASIC CLASSES PLUS THE GRAND CROSS |
| Grand Cross Badge
& Breast Star << 1915 >> The
badge is suspended from the neck on a chain and in
addition from a sash and worn with the Grand Cross Star
on the left breast. 1st Class << 1915 >> This badge is suspended from the neck on a ribbon and in addition a Breast Star which is identical to the badge above but without the crown and with a pin back to be worn on the left breast. The Badge and Star was also awarded with Skulls on the swords and some with diamonds. And som with Skulls & Diamonds. These were mostly awarded to Heads of State and very rare 2nd Class << 1915 >> This badge is slightly smaller and suspended from the neck on a ribbon and worn without the breast star 3rd Class << 1915 >> 1st Grade Pinback This badge is a pinback badge without the crown in white enamel and worn pined on the left breast 3rd Class << 1915-1916 >> 1st Grade Pinback This badge is similar to 3rd Class 1915 above in white enamel but has the dates 1915 on the top arm of the cross, and 1916 on the lower arm of the cross and is also a pinback badge 3rd Class << 1915-1917 >> 1st Grade Pinback This badge is similar to 3rd Class 1915 above in white enamel but has the dates 1915 on the top arm of the cross and 1917on the lower arm of the cross and is also a pinback badge 3rd Class << 1915 >> 2nd Grade This badge is similar to the above but with a crown. It is worn suspended from the left breast on a ribbon 4th Class << 1915-1916 >> 1st Grade Pinback This badge is similar to 3rd Class 1915 above but in red enamel and has the dates 1915 on the top arm of the cross, and 1916 on the lower arm of the cross and is also a pinback badge 4th Class << 1915-1917 >> 1st Grade Pinback This badge is similar to 3rd Class 1915 above but in red enamel and has the dates 1915 on the top arm of the cross, and 1917 on the lower arm of the cross and is also a pinback badge 4th Class << 1915 >> 2nd Grade This badge is similar to the above in red emanel but without a crown. It is worn suspended from the left breast on a ribbon 4th Class << 1915 >> 2nd GradeCivil This badge is similar the 4th Class above but without the swords for civil courage. |
| Also the award contained four further classes for NCO's (The Cross to the Order) |
| 1st
Class << 1915 >> The cross is
similar to the 4th class Order but with no enamel and of
gilded silver and worn with a bow on the ribbon 2nd Class << 1915 >> This cross is identical to the 1st class cross in gilded silver but without the bow 3rd Class << 1915 >> The cross is identical to the 1st class cross with a bow but in silver 4th Class << 1915 >> The cross is identical to the 3rd class cross but without the bow |