Orders and Medals of the People's Rpublic of Bulgaria
Page updated: May 3, 2004



 
 
 
 

Gold Star of the Hero of PRB (1948)*

Gold Star of the Hero of Socialist Labor (1948)*

Gold Star of Mother-Heroine (1950)*

Honorary Title "National..." (1948)*

Honorary Title "Meritorious..." (1948)*
 
 
 
 
 
 

Honorary Title "Pilot-Cosmonaut of PRB" (1979)*

Honorary Title "Meritorious Military Pilot" (1979)*

Honorary Title "Laureate of the Dimitrov Prize" (1949)*

Honorary Title "Laureate of the International Botev Prize" (1972)*

Honorary Title "Laureate of the International Brothers Ciril and Methodius Prize" (1979)*
 
 
 
 

Order of 13 Centuries of Bulgaria (1981)*

Order of Stara Planina (sash) (1966)*
 
 
 
 

Order of Georgi Dimitrov (1950)

Order of Stara Planina (sash + 2 classes) (1966)*

Order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (3 classes) (1947)

Order of the Madara Horseman (2 classes) (1966)*

Order of 9th September 1944 (1st Class - original ribbon) (1945)*
 
 
 
 

Order of 9th September 1944 (1st Class)

Order of 9th September 1944 (2nd Class)

Order of 9th September 1944 (3rd Class)

Order of the Rose (2 clases) (1966)*

Order of National Liberty (1st Class) (1945)
 
 
 
 

Order of National Liberty (2nd Class) (1945)

Order for Bravery (3 classes) (1948)

Order of Labor Glory (3 classes) (1974)

Order of the Red Banner (1950)

Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1950)
 
 
 
 

National Order of Labor (1945, 1977)

Order of Military Valor and Merit (2 classes) (1974)

Order of Civil Valor and Merit (3 classes) (1966)

Order of Ciril and Methodius (3 classes) (1950)

Order of Maternal Glory (3 classes) (1950)*
 
 
 
 

Medal for Participation in the Antifascist Struggle (1948)

Medal for Participation in the People's Rising 1923 (1948)

International Brigades in Spain Medal 1936-1939 (1974)

Patriotic War Medal 1944-1945 (1945)

Veteran of Labor Medal (1974)
 
 
 
 

Medal for Labor Distinction (1950)

Kliment Okhridski Medal (1974)

Medal for Combat Merit (1950)

Maternity Medal (1950)*

Medal for Friendship and Cooperation with PRB (1977)
 
 
 
 

Medal for Peace and Understanding with PRB (1977)

Bulgarian People's Army Distinguished Service Medal (1974)

Construction Troops Distinguished Service Medal (1974)

Ministry of Transportation Troops Distinguished Service Medal (1974)

Medal for Merit to Bulgarian People's Army (1965)
 
 
 
 

Medal for Merit to Security and Public Order (1969)

Medal for Merit in Protection of State Frontier (1976)

Medal for Merit to Construction Troops (1974)

Medal for Merit to Ministry of Transportation Troops (1974)

Medal for Merit to Volunteer Detachments of Working Class (1984)
 
 
 
 

Long Service Medal (20 years) (1959)

Long Service Medal (15 years) (1959)

Long Service Medal (10 years) (1959)

Brotherhood in Arms Medal (1975)

Jubilee Medal "90th Anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov's Birthday" (1972)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "50th Anniversary of September People's Rising" (1973)

Jubilee Medal "20 Years of Bulgarian People's Army" (1964)

Jubilee Medal "20 Years of Ministry of Interior" (1964)

Jubilee Medal "20 Years of Comittee of State Security" (1964)

Jubilee Medal "25 Years of People's Rule" (1969)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Bulgarian People's Army" (1968)

Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Ministry of Interior" (1968)

Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Construction Troops" (1969)

Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Civil Defense of PRB" (1976)

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Socialist Revolution in Bulgaria" (1974)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Bulgarian People's Army" (1974)

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Ministry of Interior" (1974)

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Construction Troops" (1974)

Jubilee Medal "30 Years of Victory over Fascist Germany" (1975)

Jubilee Medal "40 Years of Socialist Bulgaria" (1984)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "40 Years of Victory over Nazis" (1985)

Jubilee Medal "45 Years of Ministry of Interior" (1989)

Jubilee Medal "130th Anniversary of Commander Petko's Birthday" (1974)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of April Uprising 1876-1976" (1976)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Liberation of Bulgaria from Ottoman Domination 1878-1978" (1978)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Plevna Epos" (1977)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Red Cross" (1977)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Communications" (1978)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Customs" (1979)

Jubilee Medal "Sofia - 100th Anniversary of Capital of Bulgaria" (1979)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Bulgarian State Health Care System" (1979)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Bulgarian Geology" (1980)

Jubilee Medal "1300 Years of Bulgaria" (initial issue) (1981)

Jubilee Medal "1300 Years of Bulgaria" (1981)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Georgi Dimitrov's Birthday" (1982)
 
 
 
 

Jubilee Medal "80th Anniversary of Revolutionary Trade Union Movement in Bulgaria" (1984)

Jubilee Medal "25 Years of Volunteer Detachments of Working Class (1984)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of Sofia University of Kliment Okhridski (3 classes) (1988)

Jubilee Medal "100th Anniversary of State Railroads" (1988)

Jubilee Medals of Labor Troops (25, 30, 35, 40 years) (1971, 76, 81, 86)

* Never worn as the ribbon alone.


© Lukasz Gaszewski 2000, 2004