Graf

Certainly I will I do not collect those medals ,however i did buy a 5th Class of the Order for civil merit and It came with this ribbon Replaced it with the correct one and this one i put away in the "spare department box" Cheers

Hi I have to check in my "spare parts" compartment I think I have the ribbon only, however not sure Cheers

Sadly that was the reality

Very nice Toni

Republican Model

That is a very nice 5th Class of the Order with Crown with pendalia and swords above the cross That Model appeared late in the King Boris III period 1918 -1943, and during the Regency period 1943-1946 ( after the death of the King Boris III) From this model are known only crosses from 5th to 3rd Classes This model is rarer then the one with crown without pendalia Some authors state that this model did exist only in the Regency period During the Republican Period the Crown was replaced with a Wreath Note; The box on the first picture is from the Republican period, however the Commander Cross is from the periods discussed above

good points Always eager to get as much information as possible

Nice home work

Yes it is a pity that the rest of the photos are missing, However the Dealers/sellers think for the profit not for the history. Nevertheless it is a nice photo Nice Set

Thank you for the clarification on this issue Regards Graf

Very nice

I agree I hope Igor meant something different Cheers

https://www.wehrmacht-awards.com/iron_cross/2nd_1st_class/2nd_class/ironcross_2.htm

The Blue and the Standard boxes I could not found any difference in the style of the text What is your opinion?

Sadly i do not have any information about the blue boxes Only i am aware that they are rarer then the standard Green coloured ones. perhaps New World guess could be right Also it is correct that they were made during King Boris III Period I never heard about "Rosen' Firm I am more inclined to believe that they could be made in Hungry then in Bulgaria If you have two it is a very good Regards