Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class Commander, C. 1900 Auction Archive Idar Oberstein) on the loop

Idar Oberstein) on the loop

An example of a Freikorps Baltic Cross (Balkenkreuz)

278 mm x 295 mm)

inscribed "XXX" (30) flanked by the dates "1944" and "1974"

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class Commander, C. 1900 Auction Archive Idar Oberstein) on the loop( ). Instituted August 2 1891 by Prince Ferdinand I. Type I (1891 1908). An enamelled white four armed Arrow Cross in silver gilt, with delicate enamelled green oak branches and acorns in each quadrant, obverse centre with superposed enamelled white cypher backed by a red enamelled background, surrounded by Cyrillic inscription 3 3 (For Civil Merit) on a white enamel border, reverse of oak leaves exhibit flat, gilded and hand etched detail denoting