Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order of Civil Merit, IV Class. Auction Archive reverse centre with Leopold I

reverse centre with Leopold I monogram

with a period repair to catch

the obverse presents a Bavarian lion balancing on a horizontal cannon barrel above the date 1924

a 1939 craftsmen’s badge

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order of Civil Merit, IV Class. Auction Archive reverse centre with Leopold I( ). Instituted in 1891. In silver gilt, an Urdy cross in white enamel, adorned with green and red enameled thistles, obverse centerpiece bearing the royal cypher of its founder, surrounded by the inscription , the reverse centerpiece bearing the rampant lion, surrounded by the date 2 1891, measuring 73 mm (h) x 47 mm (w) inclusive of crown suspension, unmarked, enamels intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The National Order of Civil Merit was