Unknown bulgarian award

Esteban_cool · 09-04-2010, 12:30 AM

What´s this? An award, a badge, a prototype? :confused:

deValcourt · 09-04-2010, 12:54 AM

It is a very interesting and cool design that I wish had color, but I don't know of any that were issued like this one. If I remember correctly, the People's Republic of Bulgaria (communist) had a "hero" star, but it looked very much like the HSL. I can't say that I've ever seen one like this - but I'd like to.;) It would be especially good-looking if the darker shaded areas on the star were red enamel.

Phillip

ph3s · 09-04-2010, 03:56 AM

Dunno, but it says:
Star of Republic of Bulgaria III class

Materials: Gold;Silver;Bronze;Enamel

I guess it's a prototype, I even would say, it's for high award, considering materials used.

Greg Collins · 09-04-2010, 07:30 AM

It is very much like the earliest ('40's- early '50's- the award changed appearance greatly thereafter) Star of Romania award... trimmed-out star with a circle and intertwining Republic initials in the center. I would suggest that this is, essentially, a proposed copy of that award that never came into being.

deValcourt · 09-04-2010, 09:07 AM

Esteban, out of curiosity, where did you get the picture from?

Phillip

Esteban_cool · 09-04-2010, 02:38 PM

Got it from an ebay auction. It´s being sold as a "rare award card".

kingsnorth · 09-04-2010, 02:44 PM

Never made and issued as far as I am aware and I have been collecting Bulgarian for several years.

Lapa · 09-06-2010, 04:40 AM

Esteban,

Is it a picture or is it an original drawing?

Marc

Esteban_cool · 09-06-2010, 07:05 PM

Judging by the letter fonts, I suppose it must be a picture rather than a drawing. The photo quality makes it hard to tell.

Greg Collins · 09-14-2010, 08:56 AM

I know a little about this process as it is what I did for more than a few years. What you are looking at is "final artwork" for a proposed medal. What lead to this was many rough sketches that had to go through the approval process- some being "nixed" right off the bat; elements of some others being kept. Once all elements have been decided on, a finished drawing is produced and duplicated so that all the decision makers will have a copy. Then the decision will be made of whether or not to go to production. This is, I believe, what we're looking at here. Apparently, this particular medal never made the cut. A lot of work goes into producing a medal or badge to this point alone, and we haven't even made it to the die-making process yet. And it is still done this way today, although the computer has helped to speed up the process.

09-04-2010, 12:54 AM	#2
deValcourt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cajun Country Age: 56 Posts: 1,565	Re: Unknown bulgarian award It is a very interesting and cool design that I wish had color, but I don't know of any that were issued like this one. If I remember correctly, the People's Republic of Bulgaria (communist) had a "hero" star, but it looked very much like the HSL. I can't say that I've ever seen one like this - but I'd like to.;) It would be especially good-looking if the darker shaded areas on the star were red enamel. Phillip __________________ Phillip

09-04-2010, 03:56 AM	#3
ph3s Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: £ U.c K. Posts: 189	Re: Unknown bulgarian award Dunno, but it says: Star of Republic of Bulgaria III class Materials: Gold;Silver;Bronze;Enamel I guess it's a prototype, I even would say, it's for high award, considering materials used. __________________ whatever doesn't kill you, simply makes you stranger (c)

09-04-2010, 07:30 AM	#4
Greg Collins Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Virginia Age: 70 Posts: 744	Re: Unknown bulgarian award It is very much like the earliest ('40's- early '50's- the award changed appearance greatly thereafter) Star of Romania award... trimmed-out star with a circle and intertwining Republic initials in the center. I would suggest that this is, essentially, a proposed copy of that award that never came into being. __________________ "We are Marching for the Victory of Communist Labour" V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin)

09-04-2010, 09:07 AM	#5
deValcourt Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Cajun Country Age: 56 Posts: 1,565	Re: Unknown bulgarian award Esteban, out of curiosity, where did you get the picture from? Phillip __________________ Phillip

09-04-2010, 02:38 PM	#6
Esteban_cool Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Age: 36 Posts: 1,103	Re: Unknown bulgarian award Got it from an ebay auction. It´s being sold as a "rare award card". __________________ There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again

09-04-2010, 02:44 PM	#7
kingsnorth Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: England Age: 66 Posts: 35	Re: Unknown bulgarian award Never made and issued as far as I am aware and I have been collecting Bulgarian for several years.

09-06-2010, 04:40 AM	#8
Lapa Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: St Petersburg, Russia Age: 63 Posts: 2,397	Re: Unknown bulgarian award Esteban, Is it a picture or is it an original drawing? Marc

09-06-2010, 07:05 PM	#9
Esteban_cool Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Santiago, Chile Age: 36 Posts: 1,103	Re: Unknown bulgarian award Judging by the letter fonts, I suppose it must be a picture rather than a drawing. The photo quality makes it hard to tell. __________________ There's nothing in the streets Looks any different to me And the slogans are replaced, by-the-bye And the parting on the left Are now parting on the right And the beards have all grown longer overnight The Who, Won't get fooled again

09-14-2010, 08:56 AM	#10
Greg Collins Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Central Virginia Age: 70 Posts: 744	Re: Unknown bulgarian award I know a little about this process as it is what I did for more than a few years. What you are looking at is "final artwork" for a proposed medal. What lead to this was many rough sketches that had to go through the approval process- some being "nixed" right off the bat; elements of some others being kept. Once all elements have been decided on, a finished drawing is produced and duplicated so that all the decision makers will have a copy. Then the decision will be made of whether or not to go to production. This is, I believe, what we're looking at here. Apparently, this particular medal never made the cut. A lot of work goes into producing a medal or badge to this point alone, and we haven't even made it to the die-making process yet. And it is still done this way today, although the computer has helped to speed up the process. __________________ "We are Marching for the Victory of Communist Labour" V.I. Ulyanov (Lenin)

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