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Yes It was same as the Soviet Union practice.three were booklets that listed all awards All awards, especially the high ones, came with individual Award book/booklet in two sizes Big for the for the Stars of Hero of People's Republic of Bulgaria and Hero of Socialist Labour of People's Republic of Bulgaria Sometimes The second one was presented with a small booklet

Hi Kay, Nice work Well done

New World, It looks like your guess was correct

Hi Paul, Some speculate that the so called 1st Restoration LOH pieces are actually makers variations and it is difficult to separate them. That is contrary to the existing belief that the pieces with crown and three lilies on the reverse central medallion are 1st Restauration and the ones with only three lilies are from the 2nd Restauration period Graf

well known fake Can not fool If it is very cheap as a filler is OK

Very nice

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Restauration Period Crosses can be seen with Henry facing both left or right. As Paul said the ones with Henry IV facing to the left are believed to be earlier production. Some believe that this is mainly makers variation then indication of early making.

Sorry I did not mean to attack the Dealer in any way Please read carefully I said "he might have given you information" In any way I had no intention to harm anyone reputation If I am critical to some well known questionable dealers I express my open honest opinion with no reservations Some do reserve that and I have the right for my opinion Otherwise we are going back in history. BTW the world is not a happy place at the moment Lost in translation No harm done BTW Thank you for your information Cheers

If the Dealer is respectable , he might have given you some information about the EK In general if one starts collecting EKs he has to start with the basic and well know makers once gaining experience then can buy some more unusual EKs with more confidence. As Peter said i hope one of more advanced and with more expertise members may identify the maker Good luck

This is China Campaign Medal by Barre Fro m the photos lit is difficult to judge. I can not see any French silver mark on the both obverse and reverse,.However keep in mind that there are few modern re-strikes that are sold as original From all three Campaigns( (Italy, Mexico and China) this is the most expensive one and most desirable one as well

Hi, The dealer is eMedals, known of selling several "unusual Bulgarian orders and Sets in the past I personally, will not depart with nearly 2000 US dollars for questionable item. It is on Auction on their site for $1600 plus com of 22% In addition this dealer started running very questionable and odd Auction Sales with no any transparency and with odd changing of the end time of the Auction and few more questionable practices Not to mention many "collectors" copies of different Orders from Europe Well till we have ignorant buyers with extra money to spend those practices will continue Paul Wood is spot on

Nice and rare Documents

Nice medal with a box. This is the Model with an error (spelling mistake) The word " Bulgarite" is with missing "i' between g and r Not very rare, however it is nice to have in your collection

Balkan Collector provided a nice information. Also the front of the medal shows a Bulgarian soldier attacking a Serbian soldier (on the ground) with bayonet. Cheers

Hi Ilieff, Thanks for posting this photo It is the first time i see the image of Simeon Model of Order and Awarding document together.

That is why I listed the Lot description and the Lot number, so members can look at it till is still on the Zeige site and they can give you more information if needed. However you still can list pictures once you got the Order So far Elmar Lang gave very good information In my opinion 900 Euro is on the high site of scale. You can find such item for less. However you bought it and enjoy it. Next time you will have a better knowledge When the description of an item on the Auction/Sale site is vague there is a reason. Look the pictures and compare with other similar items on internet..or ask the Forum beforehand Cheers

Nice

I restrain myself from engraved EKs, unless it comes from estate with a good provenance Yes, it is always tempting to buy one of them

Orden der Eisernen Krone, Dekoration 3. Klasse mit KD und Schwertern. Bronze vergoldet und emailliert, eiserne Einlage, emaillierte Kriegsdekoration, am Dreiecksband mit aufgelegten vergoldeten Schwertern. Zei 2067 This is the only information about the item You can see enlarged pictures on Zeige Auction site