Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order of Civil Merit, II. Class Grand Office, Austrian-Made, c.1930 United Republic of He was wounded but remained

He was wounded but remained at duty

he was detained at Târgu Jiu camp during Ion Antonescu's regime and during most of the Second World War

red ribbon hanging down from behind the badge

attending an Engineering "B" Course with the Faculty of Arts at the University of Ottawa in 1956

this buckle piece has seen some combat wear and the finish rates at about 80 % percent

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order of Civil Merit, II. Class Grand Office, Austrian-Made, c.1930 United Republic of He was wounded but remained( ). Instituted August 2nd, 1891. (Type II 1908 1944). c. 1930. A cased Order of Civil Merit II. Class Grand Officer set, consisting of: 1. A Breast Star. A fabulous example of this award, of extremely fine Austrian jeweler manufacture, constructed of silver and gilded silver with multi coloured enamels, consisting of a four pointed multi rayed silver cross bearing a white enameled Urdy cross adorned with green enameled thistles in the quadrants