Bulgarian Order of People Liberty 1941- 1944, 2nd Emission, 2nd Class + certificate + case

Bulgarian Order of People Liberty 1941- 1944, 2nd Emission, 2nd Class + certificate + case

The order we are offering is in very nice authentic condition. It comes in beautiful original old wooden case and certificate awarded to Elena Peicheva in 1969y. Certificate have photo of the recepient!

Instituted: by decree, on 9th September 1945
Awarded to: Bulgarian and foreign citizens (only one foreigner). It was awarded posthumously, too.
Form: The first class is shaped as a five-angle star; it is of white enamel, gold like framed on the edge. The main star is 52 mm in diameter and lies on another, yellow colored star of 54 mm in diameter. In a gold medallion, on the enameled star is placed Christo Botev's face image. Botev was a poet and National Hero (1848-1876). Arround the image is inscribed: "For People's Liberty 1941-1944". The difference between the first and second classes is the red enamel of the five-angle star.
Classes: 2
Emissions: The first emission is characterized by a screw back. The second one has a ribbon, and Christo Botev's face points more to the right. The third, last emission is with a left side-view of Botev's face. At first, the order is characterized by a screw back, but later on a red ribbon with one or two blue lines on the edge comes into use (for the first and second class respectively).
Author: Boris Angelushev
Awarded: George Dimitrov was the first person who received the order.
Closed: 1989