Life Saving Medal, Type II, in Bronze

SKU: 02.BGR.0116.203.01

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Attributes

country

Bulgaria (Kingdom)
date of institution

October 15, 1908
makers

Meyer, Pforzheim, Germany

History

This medal was instituted by Tsar Ferdinand I of Bulgaria to reward Bulgarian citizens for acts of extraordinary courage and life saving, on land and sea, during natural disasters, disease, or other life-threatening circumstances.

The reverse inscription translates to “For Life Saving.”

The Type II medals were issued from 1918-1946 during the reign of Boris III and the Regency Government.

These medals feature the portrait of Boris III on the obverse, and the obverse inscription translates to “Boris III, Tsar of the Bulgarians.”