ruiz Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Adopted by the Council of the Order, at its extraordinary meeting held on June 18, 1889, the creation of this new decoration, was approved by a special decree of the Principality. In accordance with Article 8 of the Act, the Order would be given to those "who had spent at least 10 years of continuous military service and during all that time had distinguished themselves by their zeal, exemplary and useful in the exercise of their functions. " Was also given a second order "20 Years of Service". The Order has the shape of a Cross of Leopold with smooth edge of 34 mm and a long-armed cross with dotted lines. It is made of white metal alloy. It was made by "Scheid" in Vienna, and is marked by the manufacturer. Obverse: in the arms of the cross mark appears the sovereign (Prince / King Ferdinand I), the Roman figure "X" marks the year of service, the outer circle is the constituency: "OTLICHNA Sluzhba" (Excellent Service) separated by a crown. Reverse: The Order is decorated with a crowned lion Bulgarian coat of Saxony. The order was delivered until 1947. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruiz Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Obverse... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruiz Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 (edited) Reverse... Edited July 23, 2011 by ruiz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruiz Posted July 23, 2011 Author Share Posted July 23, 2011 Made by "Scheid" in Vienna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valter Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 A very nice piece there, Ruiz! If I understand correctly, it was not given automatically after 10 years of service, but only to those with distinguished service? Do you maybe know how many of these were awarded? Or what percent of all servicemen got one after 10 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruiz Posted July 24, 2011 Author Share Posted July 24, 2011 A very nice piece there, Ruiz! If I understand correctly, it was not given automatically after 10 years of service, but only to those with distinguished service? Do you maybe know how many of these were awarded? Or what percent of all servicemen got one after 10 years? Yes, it was given automatically after 10 years of service with distinguished service. I don´t know how many were awarded, sorry, but in this first variant, very few were delivered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruiz Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share Posted February 28, 2013 XX Years, Ferdinad´s issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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camelneck Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Ruiz, that is a very Nice Medal! In fact, I'm thinking about buying one to go with my latest addition to my Bulgarian collection--the XX Year Long Service Cross. Unlike Ruiz's medal, my XX Year medal is a King Boris issue. Note that the lion crest on the reverse side is lacking the shield with the Saxony Coat of Arms on it. The Neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new world Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Neck, Nice officer cross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graf Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 (edited) The First Model of Prince Ferdinand for 20 years Service was with a reverse text "Sluzba Otlicna" The reverse medallion ha the date 2 August 1887 This is the date when Prince Ferdinand arrived in Bulgaria after being elected as a prince The Second Ferdinand Model for 29 years Service is the same, however the text is "Otlichna Sluzba" and the quality of the green enamel is not as fine as the one of the First Model In King Boris Model for 20 years Service, as the one shown by Camelneck, the reverse is changed with one with a Lion without a shield Om the reverse the Prince/King Ferdinand initial is changed with the one of King Boris Here is a nice example of First Model for 20 years of Service by Rothe Edited May 23, 2017 by Graf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camelneck Posted May 28, 2017 Share Posted May 28, 2017 On 5/22/2017 at 11:57, new world said: Neck, Nice officer cross! Thank you, very much! I just ordered the following 10yr Cross to go with it. Here is photos of my 10yr cross, however, it comes with a tri-fold ribbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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