Bulgaria BULGARIAN medal help to identify

[Jacques]

here is a Bulgarian medal currently attributed to foreign members of the NATO in Afghanistan.

I need more info: exact name, conditions of attribution, etc..

[Jacques]

obverse

[tsarenko1975]

I try translate. "Ministry of Defense", "For participation in mission". "Republic Bulgaria". On my mind, peacemaker's medal.

[paul wood]

I try translate. "Ministry of Defense", "For participation in mission". "Republic Bulgaria". On my mind, peacemaker's medal.

Probably relating to UN Peace Keeping missions in which Bulgarian troops are involved.

Paul

[Jacques]

the document

[tsarenko1975]

Do You need the translate?

[Jacques]

Do You need the translate?

Hello,

If you can translate into english , I would appreciate.

Best regards

jacques

[Lukasz Gaszewski]

I am unable to translate all, as part of the certificate is illegible, stil from what can be read it looks as follows:

"...for paricipation and fulfilling duties in the Bulgarian military contingent in the operation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan within the Regional Command - Capital City."

Anyway, the name of the medal is "for Participation in the Mission" Decoration and was issued by the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Bulgaria.

I think the medal must be fairly new. I have never heard of it before. Could you please check its diameter and ribbon width? I dare say it will be 32 mm - typical of contemporary Bulgarian medals.

Regards,

Lukasz

[tsarenko1975]

Signed: "Minister of Defense of Republic Bulgaria________Nikolay Tsonev". "Ц" = "Ts" in this example.

[Kev in Deva]

A very nice design.

I see the certificate dates to 2009 so a good indication to the year of issue.

Kevin in Deva, :beer:

[Jacques]

Hello,

this medal was awarded to me last year by the commander of the Bulgarian Contingent in Afghanistan (Colonel sochev ), but I had no idea of the popularity of this award nor the translation of the document.

jacques