Graf

Hi New World, Here is the Republican Emmission of the Commander, which is listed on EBay.com, without the wreath, Although, it comes with a temporal Document, I still believe tha this Emmission has a wreath Any existing pieces whitout wreath are just a case for a lack of such one. Regards Graf

Also , other fact is that there are pieces on the market with the Lion, on the obverse medallion, without crown, however with the Bulgarian Flag on the reverse medalilon. However thre are more likely to be transitional ones. Hi New World, This sentence might have been not quite clear.... i was refering to The Regents' Emmission

this is the obverse view -you can see one Commnder has Lion without crown as for the Republican Emmission while the other Commander has typical Regents' Type Lion with crown. Graf

Hi New world, I do not know whether Officer Class -4-th Class has ever had Variation withouth crown.in all emmisions including the Regents' one. You might have in mind the Knight Class- 5-th Class.which comes withouth crown Remember only 5-th and 6-th Classes have Variations withoth crown, but not the higher Classes. There are pieces on the market of the Commander Class 3-rd Class of the Republican Emmissin withouth crown For example,.at the moment thre is one Commander of the Republican Emmission, on EBay.com for sale,.withouth crown However I believe that the crown was removed and because of lack of the wreath.was awarded withouth crown. This fact is only anecdotal and is based on the single pieces in the market withouth crown..however is any strong evidence to confirm this?! Also , other fact is that there are pieces on the market with the Lion, on the obverse medallion, without crown, however with the Bulgarian Flag on the reverse meddalion. However thre are more likely to be transitional ones. Here it is Commander Regents' Emmission --it comes with crown Regards Graf

Thank for the comments Yes I also believe it is a big mini and I bought as it is It deos not look as patriotic piece to me Here is a picture of typical 1870 mini with its big brother Regards Graf

Thank for the comments Yes I also believe it is a big mini and I bought as it is It deos not look as patriotic piece to me, Here is a picture of typical 1870 mini with its big brother Regards Graf

Hi, I have this nice 1870- EK2 for a while I have bought it as big miniature It is 24 mm x 24 mm -with the ring is 43 mm It is one sided, silver and not marked Any idea how to clasify it Big Miniature or Prinzen Type Regards Graf

Hi , I have these five EK1 cases. The small one is for my Prinzen EK1 1914 I have also few privately made- not marked- cases which i will not post Regards Graf

Hi New World, Here is a picture of the Two Types together I noticed that apart from the hand crafted back of the oak leaves there are also some other features of the first type - flat corns and leaves on the back -the pendalia -the arms of the crown are shorter and also hand crafted - the Lion is different -but not much - the crown is just a little bit flatter on top then the second type Regards Graf

Hi New world, Thanks for the info I khow about that because I have both types Yes, the one with the hand crafted oak leaves is the very first one 1891 Emmission Most of the orders made before 1900, not only Bulgarian, have hand crafted parts However, I still believe that the 1937 emmision with a flat back central medallion is the most rare one. Regards Graf

Hi William, Thank you By all means.. be my guest Sorry I have to post the Officer with the Knigt Class, however the Officer is not by my hand at the moment. Ths is recently taken photo of both classes as comparission Just notice how finer is the Knight Class ( by the way it is a "rare bird") Kind Regards Graf

Hi William, Thank you for the comments regarding the Soldiers Cross. You are right - it is very difficult to prove this fact and I am not trying to prove it. I just share some of the pieces from my collection with the members of the Forum Also, as you mentined in one of your posting it is quite debetable among the Bulgarian Experts, whether 1941 crosses were awarded at all or they were just good quality samples made who knows when. Our role as collectors is to try to get as much material as possible and share with others including those who writie the books ..they are humans as well and they can get some knowledge from us I believe since the interest for Royal Bulgarian Orders has increased in the last few years more and more items will surface on the collectors market either form a very private collections or from the famlies of the awarded persons Mind you that most of the families in Bulgaria either surendered the awards and /or documents or destryed them from the fear to be prosecuted. Regards Graf

Hi Uwe, Thank you for the information. I was wondering why one of the Grouping of Soldier Cross has 1915 Version instead 1941 The dealer claimed it came almoust directly from the family. Regards Graf

Hi Jim, Thank you Graf

More evidence This is a Death Certificate of another German Soldier who won Iron Cross 1-st and 2-nd Classes and Bulgarian Order for Bravery Sodiers Cross Interesting fact is that all documents I found are for NCOs - with rank of Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) The most famous Gefreiter in History was Adolf Hitler- just as information Regards Graf

More evidence This is a Death Certificate of another German Soldier who won Iron Cross 1-st and 2-nd Classes and Bulgarian Order for Bravery Sodiers Cross Interesting fact is that all documents I found are for NCOs - with rank of Gefreiter (Lance Corporal) The most famous Gefreiter in History was Adolf Hitler- just as information Regards Graf

More evidence This is a letter sent to the wife of wounded German soldier in the battle of Stalingrad by his Company Commander. In the lower left corner are listed the soldier's awards including the Bravery Order -Soldier Cross Supossedly he perished later on. He was awarded Bulgarian Order Bravery -Soldiers cross for his actions in Greece before bieng sent to Stalingrad. The award Document in the previous posting and this letter are part of a nice Grouping. Graf

Hi New World, Your comment -These soldier crosses with 1941 date are supposed to be very rare, there's a lot of controversy around them, as many spcialists in the field of Bulgarian awards believe these crosses were never officially produced- made me to do a little bit of research I found more evidence that the 1941 Soldiers Crossess have been awarded to German soldiers and officers -mostly NCO Regards Graf

I like this 1939 EK2 Trio You can see at glance KC SIze, Round3 and Shinckel (part of my EKs collection) Graf

Hi Khaled, You might have a very very rare unofficial Greek Order The same is for sale on EBay.com If you use EBay.com ..search ORDER .. then ..MILITARIA.. then click THE HIGHEST PRICE ..and you will get the answer Regards Graf

Thank you for the comments and information. I did buy a wide ribbon from ribbonshop international although it is syntetic silk However it is OK and for reasonable price. I will try my luck with Spinks or Cleave. for a box and original ribbon. Regards Graf

one more view Regards Graf

The reverse side Graf

Hi, I do not collect British Orders, however recently I aquired this Order of ST.Michael and St. George. The Dealer stated that it is from around 1930 period, however he was not sure. The Order came without box/case and ribbon. It is reduced size -45 mm in diemeter. Can you identify the period? Can you give me any information where I can get box/case and, if possible, original ribbon Regards Graf

Hi AnnMarie, First of all --very nice Order If the size of the cross is is 50 mm in diameter it is 4-th Class (Officer) of the Order -Second Ferdinand Emmission -1908-1918 The crown is Kings Type and it was introduced after Prince Ferdinand proclaimed himself as KIng and Bulgaria from Principality became Kingdom in 1908 Your Order lacks its ribbom with the rosette for Officer Class As 922F mentioned, this Emmission has the oakleves on the reverse gilded similar to the First Ferdinand Emmision 1891-1908 The only diffrence is the crown which was replaced from Princely(domed and rounded - second order on my picures) to Kings type. Also The Lion,on the reverse medallion of the First Two Emmissions,, is with rounded crown and rouned Saxon Shield. Regards Graf