Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iv Class Officer, C. 1935 Newly Listed Upward flow of blood in

Upward flow of blood in the veins is ensured by small one-way valves that prevent backflow

1902 in Gelsenkirchen-Schalke (western Germany)

surrounded by a red enamelled ring inscribed PER ASPERA AD ASTRA (Through Thick to the Light)

Fighting with great bravery against considerable odds

Bulgaria, Kingdom. An Order Of Civil Merit, Iv Class Officer, C. 1935 Newly Listed Upward flow of blood in( IV CIII). Instituted in 1891. Type II with Imperial Crown (1908 1944). In silver gilt, a white enamelled pisan cross with green and red enamelled oak leave clusters between each arm, the obverse medallion presents a white enamelled cypher on a red enamelled field, surrounded by the Cyrillic inscription 3 3 (For Civil Merit), the reverse medallion presents a rampant left facing crowned lion, surrounded by the inscription 2 1891 (2 August 1891),