Bulgaria Queen Clementine Medal

[Yankee]

Hello

I'm a new member and have to say a really fantastic site purchased a silver Queen Clementine medal, wanting to know just how many of the medals were issued? The obverse crowned with a "K" and reverse a fleur-de-lis. Any info on this medal would be appreciated. Thanks

[Jacky]

Hi and Welcome to this club.

Many of us would like to help you with your thriving start,

but mind... You have gone on a slippery hill... the way just goes downwards, deeper in to the militaria!!

Good luck with it.

P.s

We love to see a picture of every medal we discuss.

Kind regards,

Jacky

[Riley1965]

Yankee,

Please post a picture of the medal!!! I have never seen this one.

Doc

[Yankee]

Hi and Welcome to this club.

Many of us would like to help you with your thriving start,

but mind... You have gone on a slippery hill... the way just goes downwards, deeper in to the militaria!!

Good luck with it.

P.s

We love to see a picture of every medal we discuss.

Kind regards,

Jacky

[Yankee]

Thanks for the welcome. I apologize for not having the pictures already to you. I tried to send it out and was unable to. Know the problem pictures to large to be sent. Hopefully will figure out the HP foto imagery and reduce picture size. Terrible with computers reason for delay..... my sad excuse

[Bretzen]

hello Yankee,

may I can help a little:

the decoration was instituted on 22 May / 3 June 1899 by a Princely Rescript on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Princess Clementine, the Mother of Bulgaria?s Ruling Monarch - Prince (later King) Ferdinand I. It came in three classes - Gold, Silver and Bronze, to be awarded to all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men serving in the 9 th Infantry Plovdiv Regiment which was placed under the patronage of Princess Clementine. The Gold badge was bestowed upon senior officers, the Silver - upon junior officers (up to captain), the Bronze - upon non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, all serving in the Regiment, for long and loyal service.

The badge was worn on the left breast, suspended from a black ribbon with blue border stripes on both sides.

best wishes

Uwe (Bretzen)

[Yankee]

hello Yankee,

may I can help a little:

the decoration was instituted on 22 May / 3 June 1899 by a Princely Rescript on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of Princess Clementine, the Mother of Bulgaria?s Ruling Monarch - Prince (later King) Ferdinand I. It came in three classes - Gold, Silver and Bronze, to be awarded to all officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted men serving in the 9 th Infantry Plovdiv Regiment which was placed under the patronage of Princess Clementine. The Gold badge was bestowed upon senior officers, the Silver - upon junior officers (up to captain), the Bronze - upon non-commissioned officers and enlisted men, all serving in the Regiment, for long and loyal service.

The badge was worn on the left breast, suspended from a black ribbon with blue border stripes on both sides.

best wishes

Uwe (Bretzen)

Hi Bretzen

Many thanks for all that great info. That is the date on my medal and the ribbon color as you describe. I can assume only a handful of gold ones were ever issued then. Was it an elite regiment ? I don't see any other official Bulgarian medals given out to other regiments. I wonder if other Bulgarian regiments were placed under the patronage of a royal person.

Sincerely

Yankee

[Yankee]

Hi Bretzen

Many thanks for all that great info. That is the date on my medal and the ribbon color as you describe. I can assume only a handful of gold ones were ever issued then. Was it an elite regiment ? I don't see any other official Bulgarian medals given out to other regiments. I wonder if other Bulgarian regiments were placed under the patronage of a royal person.

Sincerely

Yankee

[Jacky]

whow...

four times the same image??

But I can understand why your image is soon too big for the post..

All the remainder of the scan could have been cut off!

This would reduce your file and make it possible to give a bigger scan of the medal itself.

Do you happen to have a scan of the reverse??

kind regards,

Jacky

[Yankee]

My apologies

for so many scans learning how to use software, I will send the reverse hopefully without so many this time.......

[Yankee]

[Jacky]

You have passed the test

What a wonderfull medal!

I like the black with blue of the ribbon,

but most of all, the fleur-de-lis on the reverse.

Was this queen of french origin??

Kind regards,

Jacky

[Yankee]

Hi Jacky

Thanks for being patient. Finally figured it out before felt so

The badge is well executed, I did see one that was not so well detailed, perhaps there are variations to this medal.

[Yankee]

You have passed the test

What a wonderfull medal!

I like the black with blue of the ribbon,

but most of all, the fleur-de-lis on the reverse.

Was this queen of french origin??

Kind regards,

Jacky

Yes she was it fact her son was Czar Ferdinand l Bulgaria

Sincerely

Yankee