Bulgaria Bulgarian Order of 9 September 1944

[Guest Rick Research]

Here is a 2nd Class that came in today. This Order seems to mirror the old Tsarist Bulgarian Bravery Order, having 4 classes and 2 colors of enamel just like the old royal Orders:

1st Class (pinback white enamel),

2nd Class (ribboned--white enamel),

3rd Class (pinback red enamel),

4th Class (ribboned red enamel)

The swords seem to indicate that it was a MILITARY award, but it also seems to have been awarded long after Bulgaria changed sides in 1944.

[Guest Rick Research]

Here is a Bulgarian Order of 9th September in the painted D profile plastiglas ribbon bar of a Soviet border guards general-- 2nd ribbon from the left on the next to bottom row:

[Brian Wolfe]

I've gotta quit reading these posts I'm starting to want to add more of these to my collection.

One is never enough, medals, potato chips, wives.... God, I'm a weak man!

Cheers

Brian

[Anatoly13]

Correct for old Tsarist Bulgarian Bravery Order:

1st Class (pinback white enamel), - 3rd cl. 1st grade

2nd Class (ribboned--white enamel), - 3rd cl. 2nd grade

3rd Class (pinback red enamel),b - 4th cl. 1 grade

4th Class (ribboned red enamel) - 4th cl. 2 grade

there are of course 1st,2nd and 3rd classes and soldier's cross ( 5th cl)

[Lapa]

Here is a 2nd Class that came in today. This Order seems to mirror the old Tsarist Bulgarian Bravery Order, having 4 classes and 2 colors of enamel just like the old royal Orders:

1st Class (pinback white enamel),

2nd Class (ribboned--white enamel),

3rd Class (pinback red enamel),

4th Class (ribboned red enamel)

The swords seem to indicate that it was a MILITARY award, but it also seems to have been awarded long after Bulgaria changed sides in 1944.

Rick,

The Order of 9th September comes only in 3 classes. There has been however different types and variations:

1st class: 66mm white-enameled star on both obverse and reverse

2nd class: 60mm white-enameled star on obverse only, reverse blank

3rd class: 60mm red-enameled star on obverse only, reverse blank

There exist both a military (with swords) and a civilian (no swords) versions.

Vithout going into the detail of all the subvariations, early 1st classes were neck orders, while 2nd and 3rd were screwback. Then, all went on 5-sided suspension.

Marc

[Guest Rick Research]

Ah. I have seen the screwback and ribboned white and red ones and thought there were 4 classes, not 3.

What year was the change from screwback to ribboned types?

"My" general had his 2nd Class before 1970, but that is all I know from an older ribbon bar.

[bolgarin]

The change from screw back to ribboned types happened in the beginning of 50-th.

On my opinion during the communist period exists 5 different types of this order?..And 2 variants with swords and with out swords

[Guest Rick Research]

Today I got this screw-back 3rd Class:

The silver center portrait is a separate piece held onto the back by a nut on the silver screw post.

The reverse screwdisk and the lower right arm of the star on back are both maker marked:

Strakhil'

Miloshev'

3-23-89

Sofiya

Beslets. 55

[Anatoly13]

Second emission.

Congrats!Very nice order,I like it .

[bolgarin]

Very good order. Produce of famous in Bulgaria Strahil Miloshev. On the base of his mint atelier official bulgaria Sofia mint was organized.

Its very interesting information, that only 3-d class of second emission of this order have marks on the reverce. Really to this moment nobode know for sure why......Only suggestions......

[Paul R]

Another focus Rick? I bet that these are a lot rarer than many Soviet Orders!

[bolgarin]

This is 2-d class of this second emission. Type with swords.

[bolgarin]

Reverse. Look, no marks.....

[bolgarin]

box

[bolgarin]

1-st class of this emission. Variant with swords.....

[bolgarin]

Reverse

[bolgarin]

[bolgarin]

box

[Ulsterman]

Nice!!

and still affordable.

[bolgarin]

This orders is rare items of socialistic Bulgaria. And became more and more expensive every day.....

[Guest Rick Research]

LOVELY items to see-- THANKS!!!

So, if these are all the second type-- what did the first type look like?

When did the design changes happen?

Were these "9 Septembers" presented with award documents like:

http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?s=&showtop...ost&p=17041

or with Soviet style Orders Books?

[Anatoly13]

LOVELY items to see-- THANKS!!!

So, if these are all the second type-- what did the first type look ...

First and most rare emission called "ВЛ".

[Anatoly13]

Reverse is the same.

[Guest Rick Research]

Wonderful! So many things NEVER SEEN here before!

[Anatoly13]

Rick,if you want to collect this orders you must be ready for that.