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Bulgaria. Medal for the Patriotic War, 1944–1945
The Medal for the Patriotic War (Медал „За Отечествената война 1944–1945 г.“) was instituted on 9 September 1945 by the People’s Republic of Bulgaria to recognize participation in military operations against Nazi Germany and its allies between 9 September 1944 and 9 May 1945. It was awarded to members of the Bulgarian Army and allied forces who took part in the fighting during this period, including Soviet servicemen who fought alongside Bulgarian troops. The medal had a single class and its award was discontinued in 1991.
Designed by Onik Odabashyan and manufactured in Kazanlak, the medal is circular and made of silver-plated bronze. The obverse depicts the flags of Bulgaria and the Soviet Union, a laurel branch and the muzzle of a Mannlicher Model 1895 rifle with its bayonet fixed. The reverse bears the Bulgarian inscription „ОТЕЧЕСТВЕНАТА ВОЙНА 1944–1945 г.“ (“The Patriotic War, 1944–1945”). The ribbon is burgundy with narrow green stripes along the edges; posthumous awards featured a central black stripe.
Bulgarian Medal for the Patriotic War, 1944–1945, original to socialist Bulgaria.
