Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, V Class Knight, C. 1940 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered

the obverse bearing a machine-embroidered silver aluminum wire Wehrmacht eagle clutching a wreathed mobile swastika

five are maker marked

A handwritten note on it reads: “Kisses and greetings

Green and black embroidery on grayish-blue wool

He arrived in France and was taken on strength at the Canadian Base Depot on December 8th

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, V Class Knight, C. 1940 certificate_of_authenticity the obverse bearing a machine-embroideredInstituted August 2, 1891 by Prince Ferdinand I. Type II (1908 1944). In frosted silver, an arrow cross with white enamel arms and oak leaf branches in each quadrants, the obverse center presenting the monogram of the founder Knyaz Ferdinand I on a red enamelled background, surrounded by a white enamel ring inscribed (For Civil Merit), reverse centre presenting the crowned Bulgarian Lion on red enamelled background, with surround presenting the orders