Order "Kiril And Metodij".

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Order "Kiril And Metodij" 1st Class #136.

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2nd Class #3057. Slightly double stamped.

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3rd Class #1560.

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Here is the document to a 1st Class awarded to Ivan Tonev by Decree #385 on 22nd May 1963. It is rather unusual (though far from unique) that a recipient is referred to by only two names, but there is a good reason.

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Ivan Tonev Petkov was born on 20th December 1926 and went by the stage name of simply "Ivan Tonev". He graduated from the State Higher Theatrical Academy "Kr'st'o Sarafov" in 1952 specialising in Master Acting and went on to star in many films. The portrait used in his Order booklet is even reused from his Theatrical ID.

He starred in the following films,
Anxiety (1951)
Under The Yoke (1952) as Pet'r Ovcharov
Song For Humans (1954) as Vlado
Heroes Of Shipka (1955)
First Point (1956) as a Worker
Dimitrovgradski (1956) as Misho
Lesson Of History (1957) as Stefcho
Geratsite (1958) as Pet'r
On A Quiet Evening (1960) as the Political Commissar
Kalojan (1963) as Dobrilo
Black River (1964) as Minko
On The Trail Of Those Missing Without A Trace (1979)

Ivan died in 1994.

Here are a couple of snaps of him in action.

Must get the Decree pulled out.