Bulgaria Bulgarian Ministry of Interior Awards

[Stogieman]

20 Years of Border Guards Badge:

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25 Years of Border Guards:

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Excellent Border Guard, First Class Badge:

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Excellent Border Guard Badge, Second Class:

[Stogieman]

40 Years of Border Guards Badge:

[Stogieman]

Sleeve Patch worn by all Border Guards, ca 1970's

[Stogieman]

The Ministry of Interior had its' own Academy, I don't know what was taught, or who went... but they had their own distinct rhomb school badge:

[Stogieman]

Senior Border Guard Badge:

[Stogieman]

Nice little enamel badge for 25 Years of The Ministry of Interior:

[Guest Rick Research]

I think the very first Bulgarian badge posted in this sub-Forum is a late Honor Badge of the MVR still languishing in the back pages:

<a href="http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19624" target="_blank">http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=19624</a>

Side side comparisons of the nice little pre-1971 cased one which starts this thread and the horrible late equivalent from that old thread:

? 1960s case/ ? 1980s case:

[Anatoly13]

You missed this rare medal.

[Stogieman]

Hi Anatoly, post #15 had this medal in it!

[Stogieman]

10 Years Long Service-Fire Department, pre-1971

[Stogieman]

15 Years Long Service, Fire Department, pre-1971

[Stogieman]

and the 20 Year Long Service Medal, Fire Department, pre-1971

[christerd]

Great Thread Stogieman!

The medal showed by Anatoly in post 36 is an ULTRA Rare KDS version of the standard medal, I have never seen one in real life and they probably cost a LOT of $$$$$$$$ if you find one.

Myself is hunting the Long Service KDS medals 10 years and 20 years and thoose are quite hard to find

Big Thanks for the Great Threads about Bulgarian Orders/medals

Christer

[Anatoly13]

Hi Anatoly, post #15 had this medal in it!

My medal is KDS not MVR!

[Stogieman]

Thanks Anatoly. I missed the initials at the bottom!!

[Anatoly13]

... probably cost a LOT of $$$$$$$$ if you find one...

Christer

Just abt $1000

[Theodor]

I hope it will be interesting to see some of the well known badges in wear. Sadly not much to show, but here are a few pictures.

First, a border guard busy with something:

[Theodor]

the badges. Middle and right are clear, the small red one on the left I am not sure, probably the head of Dimitrov on a red banner? Or something Soviet?

Edited June 6, 2008 by Theodor

[Theodor]

itis a communist photo book about the border guards and one page is dedicated to the badges:

[Theodor]

the other page - other awards

[Theodor]

A recent ebay offering.

Kevin in Deva

Just posted the page with that badge in the right corner

and one more photo - a soldier from the border guards in the company of Brezhnev and Zhivkov

[Theodor]

not sure what is the left badge though