Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander with Case Archive Knight's Cross: four-piece construction

Knight's Cross: four-piece construction

Many ceremonies were held there

The idea was that this Legion would be made up of Russian men who were to fight in British uniforms

set above wheat stalks joined together at the centre by a red enameled five-pointed star

with some of the leatherette on the exterior of the lid worn off from storage

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order for Civil Merit, III Class Commander with Case Archive Knight's Cross: four-piece construction(. .. III. CT.). Instituted in 1891. Type II with Imperial Crown (1908 1944). Multi piece construction, in bronze gilt, a white enamelled arrow cross with oak leaves in each quadrant, rampant crowned lion in the center medallion, the reverse with the Bulgarian emblem, surmounted by an Imperial crown with internal red cap, measuring 53. 8 mm (w) x 85. 4 mm (h inclusive of its Imperial crown suspension), worn on a segment of the original ribbon