bolgarin

Hi Christer.

Very interesting information about possible exist of such document 1-t type which was dated to 1959...... On my opinion orders of 1 type was awarded till the middle of 50-th.....Maybe i mistake, and we will opened new information about bulgarian socialistik award system.....

Is it possible to see scan of it?

This is early variant of this badge. On the reverse we can see the mark of Strahil Miloshev. I think this badge was produced in the middle-end 40-th........Very good, rare early bulgarian badge. Congratularions......

Thanks. Will be glad to answer any quastions about bolgarian socialistic award system......

The most rarest types of course is 1 and 2. But nobody knows is first type with initials ever awarded!

Then goes 3 type. 4 and 5 types is not rare awards, because a lot of non awarded items exists.

What consern rarest classes. Of course on first plase goes 1 classes (for the 1, 2 and 3 types), there are more rare then 2 and 3......For example 1 class of 1 type is ultra-ultra rare item. But in 4 and 5 types all classes is absolutely common awards, because as i said of a big amount of non awarded items.

Very interesting badge. Congratulations!!!!

Could you show as reverse of it?

Fantastik story. Thank you very much. Very interesting.

Very interesting and rare award. Thanks!!!!

Bolgarin,

I think that orders and medals of SFR Yugoslavia cannot be compared to ones of Bulgaria, Chehoslovakia, GDR and Mongolia.

In fact, in Yugoslavia there was no "communist regime" but socialist government a lot different and more democratic than other so called "communist regimes".

You can see a BIG difference between order on your photos and Waldemar's.

I agree with Anatoly.

The question is if the order is a complete fake or just "converted 2nd cl to 1 st" as Anatoly says ?

I dont agree that that orders of Yugoslavia cannot be compared to ones of other communist countrys. On my opinion in all kommunist or socialist states the situation was the same (of course with different variations). During the end of 70-begining of 80-th the quality of awards became bader and bader. Please remember that in Yugo in this period many orders began to produce not from silver and gold, but from tompak and bronze. So for me it not a problem to suppose that in order to economy of metal they began to produce compiliar awards from the parts of awards of different classes. So for example my order can be items made from the silver part of 2-d class and medalion of 1-st class and Waldemar item made from tompak part of 2-d class......

Different types of documents.

3 class with swords.

In this variant appeared new types of boxes

5 emission. Awarded till the end of communism regime in Bulgaria. Looks like 4 emission but enameled was changed to paint. Awarded on special small ribbon.

1 class with out swords

3 class with out swords.

2 class with swords.

4 emission. On second and third classes there is no screw. Also big differences with the central medallion. Levski looks in another way. Awarded till the beginning-middle of 80-th. Usually award stay on light suspension.

1 class with swords

Awarded documents - "soviet booklets". Here you can see unique situation when in one booklet 2 orders of 2 and 3 emission.

Second class. Averse + reverse

3 emission. This emission were given on suspension. On the reverse of second and third classes we can see little screw. Orders of this emission awarded till the middle of 60-th. Suspension usually was in heavy twice metal.

First class with swords. Look on suspension.

Awarded documets usually was in this variant

3-d class with out swords

Reverse

2-d class with out swords.

Averse

Box