Hero of Socialist Labor (Bulgaria)

Hero of Socialist Labor ( obverse)

The honorary title of Hero of Labor sent by Decree no. 960 on 15 June 1948 by the Bureau of the National Assembly of the People's Republic of Bulgaria created and received by renaming by decree no. 649 of 13 December its final name Hero of Socialist Labor . It was intended to honor individuals who had made exceptional contributions in the fields of national economy, science, art, education, and research.

Appearance

The award is a five-pointed star made of 14-carat gold with a diameter of 32 mm. The star shows a hammer and sickle in the center . It bears the four-line inscription on the lapel

ГЕРОЙ 
НА 
СОЦИАЛИСТИЧЕСКИЯ 
ТРУД

(Hero of Socialist Labor)

Carrying method

The award is carried on a red ribbon that is attached between two gold carrying handles.

Awards

With the award of the title also the simultaneous award of the order "Georgi Dimitrov" was connected. By the turn of 1990, the title had been awarded a total of 1,718 times.

literature

Todor Petrov: Bulgarian Orders and Medals 1878–2005. Military Publishing House Ltd., Sofia 2005, ISBN 954-509-317-X , p. 197.
Paul Ohm Hieronymussen: Handbook of European Orders in Color. Universitas Verlag, Berlin 1966, p. 158.

Individual evidence

↑ Gerd Scharfenberg, Günter Thiede: Lexicon of Order Studies - From Eagle Shield to Order of Lemon. Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf 2010, ISBN 978-3-86646-051-5 , p. 218.

[1] Gerd Scharfenberg, Günter Thiede: Lexicon of Order Studies - From Eagle Shield to Order of Lemon. Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf 2010, ISBN 978-3-86646-051-5 , p. 218.