Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, I Class Star, c.1914 Buy Now as having been awarded the

as having been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun

he went on to more operational duties as Flight Commander

John Wesley Bartholomew D

The back strap similarly bears raised Ottoman Army imagery with an additional tughra

A mixed lot of Heer (Army) Enlisted ranks belt buckles

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order of Military Merit, I Class Star, c.1914 Buy Now as having been awarded the( ). Instituted May 18th, 1900. A large eight point star, a four point silver base with clusters of smooth rays, with four silver gilt rays adhered to the silver base by rivets on the reverse, the obverse medallion features a red enamelled cross with swords piercing the center, the medallion features the monogram of its founder, Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, surrounded by a ring of green enamels inscribed , the reverse presents a vertical pin, measures 90.