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
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