Order of Georgi Dimitrov

The Order Georgi Dimitrov (also spelled Georgi Dimitrov , Bulgarian Орден Георги Димитров ) was founded on June 17, 1950 by Decree No. 286 of the Presidium of the Bulgarian National Assembly in memory of the Bulgarian communist leader Georgi Dimitrov . The medal was awarded to both Bulgarians and foreigners for unique merits in defending Bulgaria's freedom and independence as well as for outstanding contributions to building socialism . The award was the highest order of the People's Republic of Bulgaria . After the end of communism, the order was abolished.

Order class

The order consists of only one class.

Order decoration

The medal is a gold medal that shows the portrait of Georgi Dimitrov in the middle and is surrounded by ears of wheat . Above the portrait a five-pointed, red enameled star. Underneath a red name band with the Cyrillic characters Георги Димитров (Georgi Dimitroff) and underneath the symbols hammer and sickle .

Carrying method

The award is worn on a red ribbon with a slightly lighter edge strip on the left side of the chest.

Awards

In total, the medal was awarded 4518 times. The first bearer was Prime Minister Walko Chervenkov .

literature

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