Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria)

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Royal Order of Civil Merit
Орден за гражданска заслуга
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Grand Cross set of the Order
Awarded by Tsar of Bulgaria standard.svg The King of the Bulgarians
TypeDynastic Order
Royal houseHouse of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry
Religious affiliationBulgarian Orthodox
RibbonWhite with a Green Stripe on either side and a Red Stripe on either Edge
(Colours of the Flag of Bulgaria)
EligibilityBulgarian and foreign citizens
Awarded forAwarded with the personal benevolence of the monarch
StatusUnconstituted
Grand Master[1]King Simeon II
GradesKnight/Dame Grand Cross
Knight/Dame Grand Officer
Knight/Dame Commander
Knight/Dame Officer
Knight/Dame
Medal
Precedence
Next (higher)Royal Order of Bravery
Next (lower)Royal Order of National Labour
EquivalentRoyal Order of Military Merit
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The ribbon of the Order

The Order of Civil Merit was an Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Established in 1891, it had six classes.

Recipients[]

  • Zaharina Dimitrova, Bulgarian doctor, Order of Civil Merit V degree
  • Floyd Black, 1938[2]
  • Reuben Markham, 1939, Commander, 3rd Class[3]

The Republic Order[]

Order of Civil Merit
Орден за гражданска заслуга
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The Commanders Medal of the Order
Awarded by Flag of Bulgaria.svg The President of Bulgaria
TypeState Order
Religious affiliationBulgarian Orthodox
RibbonWhite with a Green Stripe on either side and a Red Stripe on either Edge
(Colours of the Flag of Bulgaria)
EligibilityBulgarian citizens.
Awarded forAwarded for great merit to the development and consolidation of the civil society.
StatusCurrently awarded
Grand MasterPresident Rumen Radev
GradesCommander
Officer
Precedence
Next (higher)Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Next (lower)Order of the Madara Horseman
EquivalentOrder of Military Merit
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The ribbon of the Order

References[]

  1. ^ The Grand Master of the Bulgarian Orders - official website of H.M. Simeon II
  2. ^ Black, Cyril (2007). Floyd Henson Black. Istanbul: Bogazici University Press. p. 36.
  3. ^ Velichkov, Alexander (2001). "Reuben Henry Markham and Bulgaria". Bulgarian Historical Review (1–2): 129-162.
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