Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class Commander, C. 1900 Hold but later the Grand Officer

but later the Grand Officer was added

loss of finish to the insignia

202 mm x 312 mm

A British-manufactured Republic of Colombia button

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iii Class Commander, C. 1900 Hold but later the Grand Officer( ). 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