Kingdom of Bulgaria – Medal for Merit (“За Заслуга”), Silver class, Tsar Ferdinand I issue, 1908–1918

Kingdom of Bulgaria – Medal for Merit (“За Заслуга”), Silver class, Tsar Ferdinand I issue, 1908–1918

• Instituted by Prince Alexander I on 25 December 1881 for merits to the nation and Crown 

• This type uses the Tsar title: obverse legend ФЕРДИНАНДЪ I ЦАРЬ НА БЪЛГАРИТЪ, bust left. The standard design is described as the obverse depicting the ruling monarch with his royal title circumscribed, including Tsar Ferdinand I 

• Reverse: ЗА / ЗАСЛУГА above a five-pointed star, within a tied oak and laurel wreath — exactly as the reference notes: the reverse features the inscription “ЗА ЗАСЛУГА” with a five-pointed star beneath it, placed within a wreath .

Official size: circular and measures 27 millimeters in diameter. The silver class was awarded to middle-ranking officers and civil servants. 

WT. 8.4g