Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria)

The Royal Order

Royal Order of Civil Merit царски Поръчка на гражданска заслуга
Grand Cross set of the Order
Awarded by The King of the Bulgarians
Type	Dynastic Order
Royal house	House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha-Koháry
Religious affiliation	Bulgarian Orthodox
Ribbon	White with a Green Stripe on either side and a Red Stripe on either Edge (Colours of the Flag of Bulgaria)
Eligibility	Bulgarian and foreign citizens
Awarded for	Awarded with the personal benevolence of the monarch
Status	Unconstituted
Sovereign	King Simeon II
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Knight/Dame Grand Cross Knight/Dame Grand Officer Knight/Dame Commander Knight/Dame Officer Knight/Dame Medal
Established	1891 1891 - 1946 (National Order) 1946 - present (House Order)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of Bravery
Next (lower)	Royal Order of National Labour
Same	Royal Order of Military Merit
The ribbon of the Order

The Order of Civil Merit was an Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Bulgaria. Established in 1891, it had six classes

The Republic Order

Order of Civil Merit Поръчка на гражданска заслуга
The Commanders Medal of the Order
Awarded by The President of Bulgaria
Type	State Order
Religious affiliation	Bulgarian Orthodox
Ribbon	White with a Green Stripe on either side and a Red Stripe on either Edge (Colours of the Flag of Bulgaria)
Eligibility	Bulgarian citizens.
Awarded for	Awarded for great merit to the development and consolidation of the civil society.
Status	Currently awarded
Grand Master	President Rosen Plevneliev
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Commander Officer
Established	August 1891 1891 - 1946 (Royal National Order) 29 May 2003 (Reestablished Republic Order)
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Next (lower)	Order of the Madara Horseman
Same	Order of Military Merit
The ribbon of the Order