Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Parachutist Badge, Type Ii, C.1940 Archive military members (the only earlier

military members (the only earlier award being the obsolete Fidelity Medallion)

a blackened metal anchor in the centre

reverse illustrating seven parachutists descending from three planes

On June 2nd

also awarded to Romanian secret police

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Parachutist Badge, Type Ii, C.1940 Archive military members (the only earlierFour piece construction, illustrating the Royal crown in bronze with red enamels at the top and a shield bearing the Bulgarian lion in bronze with red enamels at the bottom, the centrepiece illustrating a sunburst with three emanating rays, with a parachutist descending in the foreground, with mountains in the background at the bottom, the sun bearing the date inscription "9. IX. 44." (September 9, 1944), framed within a silvered bronze wreath