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THIS IS AN AUCTION FOR RARE 100% AUTHENTIC EXTREMELY RARE BULGARIAN ENAMEL ORDER SET SAINT SAINT CYRIL AND METHODIUS. THE ORDER WAS FOUNDED ON MAY 18 1909, ON THE OCCASION OF THE PROCLAMATION OF THE BULGARIAN INDEPENDENCE. IN FEBRUARY 1910 YEAR, IT WAS APPROVED BY A SPECIAL ACT OF THE 14TH COMMON NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. THIS WAS THE HIGHEST ORDER OF THE KINGDOM OF BULGARIA. IT WAS CONFERRED UPON HIGH-RANKING BULGARIAN STATESMEN WHO HAD ALREADY BEEN ASSIGNED BULGARIAN ORDERS OF HIGHER CLASS, AND ALSO TO FOREIGN CHRISTIAN STATESMEN OR SOVEREIGNS OF STATE FOR THEIR VALUED SERVICE TO BULGARIA. ACCORDING TO THE ORDER’S STATUTES, THE NUMBER OF ITS LIVING BULGARIAN BEARERS SHOULD NOT EXCEED 15. THE ORDER BEARERS IN THE ORDER OF THEIR AWARDING ARE: IVAN GESHOV, VASSIL RADOSLAVOV, IVAN VAZOV AND FIFTY-TWO FOREIGNERS, RUSSIAN TSAR NIKOLAY II AND OTHER PERSON. THE BADGE OF THE ORDER IS SHAPED AS A CLOVER-LIKE CROSS, ENAMELED IN LIGHT-BLUE WITH GOLD EDGES AND LENGTH OF ARMS OF 75MM. ON THE AVERSE, BETWEEN THE ARMS ON THE CROSS ARE RED ENAMELED FLAMES CHARGED WITH 4 SILVER BOURBON FLEURS-DE-LIS. THE GOLD CIRCLE BEARS THE BLUE LETTERING MOTTO: EX ORIENTE LUX /LIGHT IS FROM THE EAST/. BENEATH THE MOTTO ARE A FIVE-POINTED STAR AND TWO STYLIZED DECORATIONS. ON THE MULTI-COLORED MEDALLION, THE EFFIGIES OF THE SLAVONIC MASTERS, CYRIL AND METHODIUS ARE FEATURED. ON THE REVERSE, A SIMILAR GOLD CIRCLE BEARS THE BLUE LETTERING INSCRIPTION OF THE DATE OF THE ORDER’S FOUNDATION: XVIII MAJUS MDCCCCIX /18 MAY 1909/, THE YEAR BEGIN DETACHED ON BOTH SIDES BY FIVE POINTED STAR-SAND TWO STYLIZED DECORATION. ON A RED-ENAMELED MEDALLION, THE CIPHER OF THE FERDINAND IS FIXED. THE BADGE IS FURNISHED WITH A STAR REPRESENTING A SILVER FACETED MALTESE CROSS WITH LENGTH OF ARMS OF 75MM, CONVEX OR SCALED BEADS IN THE CORNERS AND DIFFERENT MODIFICATION OF THE SERAPH. BETWEEN THE ARMS OF THE CROSS ARE FLAMES CHARGED WITH SILVER BOURBON FLEURS-DE-LIS. IN THE CENTER OF THE CROSS IS A SERAPH /SIX WINGED ANGEL/ WITH RED WINGS. THE ORDER OF ST. ST. CYRIL AND METHODIUS FEATURES ALSO A GRAND COLLAR AND LESSER COLLAR. THE ORDER’S DESIGNER WAS HEYER VON ROSENFIELD FROM RHOTE AND NEFFE, VIENNA AUSTRIA. IT WAS MANUFACTURED BY TZMERMANN, GERMANY. THE GRAND CROSS CONSISTS OF THE ORDER’S BADGE, WORN OVER THE LEFT SHOULDER SUSPENDED FROM THE LIGHT-ORANGE RIBBON, 103MM WIDE AND THE SILVER STAR WORNON THE LEFT BREAST, A CROSS AND THE STAR. THE SET IS ABSOLUTELY ORIGINAL. THE CASE IS IN USED CONDITION WITH SOME MINOR SCRATCHES, BORDER ERASES AND SOILS INSIDE AND ON TOP HAS ROYAL GILT MONOGRAM FIGURE. IN SET HAS KING BORIS REAL PHOTO POSTCARD WITH ORDER AWARD. THE ORDER SET IS IN VERY GOOD TO NEAR TO MINT CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL PATINA AND MINOR SURFACE SCRATCHES. FOR MORE DETAILS, PLEASE LOOK AT THE DETAILED PICTURES. PAYMENT: I ACCEPT PAYPAL. GOOD LUCK AND HAPPY BIDDING!!!
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