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Very interesting bars David. Thanks for posting...... :cheers:

First badge - Bulgarian railroads.

As i understund it writen here: 2 place in 400 metres (possible running) in 2-nd army region. I think it bulgarian army sport medal..... :cheers:

Only ribbon bar......

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Dear collegues, i want to show anouther ribbon bar from my collection. I think it was an non-combatant officer who began his service in the end of XIX century-beggining of XX century. He received Service cross Ferdinand emission for X years, Independence cross and Civill merit order 5 class with crown (early Ferdinand emission). He can be medic, maybe finance worker in army and so on..... :cheers:

Very interesting fotos. Thanks...... Aspeccialy second one foto - not often to see when 20 and 10 years service crosses stay not together on the ribbon bar..... As i know Military merit orders and St. Alex orders and Civil merit orders shell goes one by one from the lower classe to higher. But sometimes it was given High classes with out lower. Thats why (concerning my ribbon bar) impossible to say for sure if he have or not have some high ranking orders...... :cheers:

Little addition to Rick answer - Second medal is official medal. First one - looks like non-official sport medal.....Please post it reverce in good quality......Know i can read 2 place in 400 metres (possible running) in 2-nd army......

Hi. Please post scan of this document to the forum. Or its better if you will send good scan for my post......Will try to help you p.krikunov@rambler.ru

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Hi, Theodor. Sometimes in bulgarian award system can be anouther situation. Neck orders with out orders in lower classes. Please check fotos

This is 2 small ribbona bars. So we can put them absolutely in right way..... :cheers:

Dear collegues, thank you very much for the opinions. Few additional words about this ribbon bar and some aspects that can proved (on my opinion) that this bar is original. I mean the Main ribbon bar. 1. All ribbons are in the same "very use" quality.?This shown that?it?can?be?wear?for?long?time. 2. All medals and orders have the standart tracks of wearing. 3. All orders is correct with there historik period time. 4. Golden Kite order have very characteristic feature - broken enameled. I take im my hands a couple of japanese groups with such order - and some of them have the sama damages...... 5. Original long ribbon suspension...... 6. Also if we will check foto of this man we can see even the same arrangement and positioning (i mean little differense?in?the levels of wear on the ribbon) After the "remont finished" i will put some fotos of documents. But i dont have very much of them

Magnificient....... :cheers:

Hi Rick. Really i dont think so. My opinion that he was an officer, which not began a general. Maybe colonel maximum. Of course he can have some additional high ranking awards. But i dont think that more than 3-d classes..... :cheers:

Ok. Know problem. The story begans. On the ribbon bar we can find from left to right: 1. Order for Bravery 4 class (so called emission 7 dots) - awarded till the beginning of WW1 2. Order For Merits (Ferdinand emission, so call "Young head emission" 3. Officer long service cross for XX years (rare type of this cross with small letters on averse) Ferdinand emission 4. Officer long service cross for X years Ferdinand emission 5. Independence cross of Bulgaria 6. Coronation medal of kniaz Ferdinand (2 class) 7. Silver medal for Serbia-Bulgarian war 1885 years (for those who take part in battles) 8. Wedding medal between Ferdinand and Mari in 1893 year (silver class with out a crown) The owner of this ribbon bar served for Bulgaria for many years. I suppose that in the middle of 80-th in 19 century he received his first officer military rank. During the Serbia-Bulgarian war he take part directly in military operations and received his first award - Silver medal (number 7 on the ribbon). In 1887 he served in the garrison of one of this cities - Sofia, Vidin, Lom, Svistov, Russe, Veliko Tirnovo, Kazanlik, Pazardzik, Plovdiv. All this garrisons were visited by future bulgarian czar Ferdinand on his way to the coronation ceremony in Sofia. Thats whay he was given coronation medal of kniaz Ferdinand (number 6 on the ribbon bar). Only 1019 recepients were awarded with this medal. In 1893 he take part in wedding ceremony between Ferdinand and Mari and thats why received "Wedding medal" (number 8 on ribbon bar). Only 800 officers and officials were awarded with this medal. Very rare item. For his long service he was awarded with 2 service crosses X and XX years (3 and 4 medals on ribbon bar). My suppose that his XX year service cross he received in 1905-1910 years. His first order For Merits (number 2 on ribbon bar) the owner of the ribbon bar received in the end of 19-beginning of 20 century. And the rad ribbon show that order was received for the exceptional merits during his service. In the 1909 in a year of official proclamation of Bulgaria independence our Hero received "Independence cross" (number 5 on the ribbon bar). This also shown that in this period he stay on official military service. I think exist 2 variants of occasions of receiving by him his main battle order - Cross for Bravery 4 class (1 award on the ribbon bar). This award is very honorable because it can be received only for bravery in the concretic fighting episode. On first version he can received it for bravery during Balkan wars in 1912-1913. But on my opinion this award was given to him for valour and bravery in Serbian-Bulgarian war 1885. Something like "award find his owner after many years". Ufffff, that all...... Will be glad to hear any additions....

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This is very rare bulgarian officer ribbon bar. If enybody interest, i can post the possible biography researh of the recepient.....