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    The Giurgiu-Rousse Friendship Bridge:

    Opened on 20 June 1954 and designed by Georgi Ovcharov (some websites list a P. Andreev as the designer), this 2800 meter steel-truss bridge connects the Bulgarian city of Ruse with the Romanian city of Giurgiu on the North bank of the Danube River.

    An ambitious project for the era, please see some one of the many images that can be gleaned from public-domain sites.

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    Matching document. So very few Bulgarian awards were ever numbered, with the exception of some early issues of a few orders and early badges, it's really nice to find a documented set that we know actually goes together!

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    :Cat-Scratch: Neat!!!! :jumping::jumping::jumping:

    Since this was apparently issued by the "Commission" of BOTH countries involved (bilingual) there must also be ROMANIAN versions of the award booklet... anybody?

    Might be worth posting a link over there-- I seem to remember Kev having some sort of badge for this bridge?

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    Why the interest? Well, I was wondering if anyone has seen one of these little gems before? Also, does anyone know how many were actually awarded?

    Please see an example of a Romanian unnumbered one belonging to a friend of mine:-

    http://gmic.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=41594&view=findpost&p=384648

    Kevin in Deva :cheers:

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