Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order of Civil Merit, IV Class. Auction Archive Hic requiescet corpus tuum

Hic requiescet corpus tuum

the remains were then sent to his ex-wife to be passed on to his eldest child when legally able

with an integral hinge and vertical pinback meeting an integral catch

the obverse presents a Bavarian lion balancing on a horizontal cannon barrel above the date 1924

two are maker marked "LUDLOW LONDON" on the reverse

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A National Order of Civil Merit, IV Class. Auction Archive Hic requiescet corpus tuum( ). Instituted in 1891. In silver gilt, an Urdy cross in white enamel, adorned with green and red enameled thistles, obverse centerpiece bearing the royal cypher of its founder, surrounded by the inscription , the reverse centerpiece bearing the rampant lion, surrounded by the date 2 1891, measuring 73 mm (h) x 47 mm (w) inclusive of crown suspension, unmarked, enamels intact, extremely fine. Footnote: The National Order of Civil Merit was