BULGARIA
Part 2
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Alexander of
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Alexander was the
second son of Prince
Alexander of Hesse and by Rhine by the latter's morganatic
marriage with Countess Julia von
Hauke. The Countess and her descendants gained the title of
Princess of Battenberg
(derived from an old residence of the Grand Dukes of Hesse ) and the
style Durchlaucht ("Serene Highness ") in 1858.
Prince Alexander was a nephew of Russia 's Tsar Alexander II , who
had married a sister of Prince Alexander of Hesse; his mother, a daughter of
Count Moritz von Hauke, had been lady-in-waiting to the Tsaritsa. 1880-1883 Arms
Arms
at Heiligenberg Castle Arms: A cross
Or, ¼: 1&4: Bulgaria; 2&3:Vert, a russian
cross Or; and in nombril point Azure, a lion fessy of ten pieces Argent and
Gules, langued and unguled Or, and a label of three Argent (charged with two
pales Sable) for Battenberg. Crown: A
princely crown 1880-1883 Larger
Achievement
1880-1887 Princely
Achievement [2] Arms: A cross
Or, ¼: 1&4: Bulgaria; 2&3:Vert, a russian
cross Or; and in nombril point Azure, a lion barry of ten pieces Argent and
Gules, langued and unguled Or, and a label of three Argent (charged with two
pales Sable) for Battenberg. Crown: A
princely crown Supporters: Two
crowned lions Or supporting the banner of Bulgaria Motto: DEVS NOBISCVM (God with Us) Mantle: Purpure,
fringed and tasseled Or, lined ermine, vaulted Gules, charged with three
princley crowns Or and princely crowned. In 1883 the motto was translated into СЪ НАМИ БОГЪ |
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Ferdinand I of Saxony-Coburg-Gotha |
*1861-†1918 Prince of Bulgaria 1887-1908 King 1908-1918 Knight of the Fleece n° 1176,
1911 |
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1887-1890 Larger
Princely Achievement
Arms: A cross
Or, ¼: 1&4: Bulgaria; 2&3:Vert, a russian
cross Or; and in nombril point barry Sable and Or, a crown of rue per bend
Vert (Saxony). Crown: A
princely crown Supporters: Two
crowned lions Or supporting the banner of Bulgaria Motto: СЪ НАМИ БОГЪ (God with Us) Mantle: Purpure,
fringed and tasseled Or, lined ermine, vaulted Gules, charged with three
princley crowns Or and princely crowned. 1890-1896 (D.D.H. 1893, p. 118, Gritzner, M. Handbuch 1893 pp.
457-461). (De russische kruisen dus vervangen
door de wapenbeelden uit Ulrich Richental). 1890-1912 Princely
Arms
Arms: Bulgaria
with escutcheon Saxony Crown: The
Bulgarian Crown Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of the House of Saxony-Ernestine line
(Saxony-Altenburg, Coburg and Gotha, Meiningen 1690/1833) 1890-1912 Princely Achievement
Arms: Bulgaria
with escutcheon Saxony Crown: The
Bulgarian Crown Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of the House of Saxony-Ernestine line
(Saxony-Altenburg, Coburg and Gotha, Meiningen 1690/1833) Supporters: Two
crowned lions Or Motto: ВЂРНОСТЬ И ПОСТОЯНСTВО (Faithful
and Firm) The motto is the translation in
bulgarian of the motto FIDELITER
ET CONSTANTER which was the motto of the
Order of the Ernestinian House. |
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Eastern Rumelia |
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Eastern Rumelia
was created as an autonomous province within the Ottoman Empire by the Treaty
of Berlin in 1878. The region roughly corresponded to today's Southern Bulgaria.
It was to remain under the political and military jurisdiction of the Ottoman
Empire with significant administrative autonomy (Article 13). As a Civil
Administrator the Russian Arkady
Stolypin was appointed from
9 October 1878 to 18 May 1879. The
first Governor-General was the Bulgarian prince Alexander Bogoridi (18.05.1879 – 26.04.
1884) In the first years of the
existence of Eastern Rumelia stamps were issued showing a crescent referring
to the Ottoman sovereignty.
By the governors general however
a coat of arms for the province was adopted derived from the arms of the
Patriarchate of Constantinople. These go back to the
arms of two bishops from the patrarchate visiting the Council of Konstanz in
1414. As follows: |
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The
arms of the Emperor and the Patriarch of Constantinople |
Arms
of the Patriarchate of Constantinople By Martin Schrot, 1581 |
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The
legend reads: Der hochwürdig und duchleüchtig fürſt und herz herz Manoil
pedagogus keijſer zü conſtantinopel in kriechen land des botten
warent zu Costencz zwen herzoge von kriechen von tropij die da hijenach and
dem anderen blat bennent vnd ir namen vnd wappen gemalet
iſt Und auch ſechs ritter
dije auch in diſem büch benennet ſeind kament all miteinanð mit vnſeren
herzen te küng These were: Manuel II (*1347-† 1425) of Byzantium and
Patriarch Joseph II
(1416-‘39) of Constantinople. Both arms were quartered after
the fall of Constantinople and are called the arms of the Patriarch of
Constantinople in the armorial of Martin Schrot (München, 1581). In the
17th-18th century they were again represented by Paul Ritter Vitezovic and
Christofor Jefarovic when they were called the arms of ‘Romania’. This
‘Romania’ comprised the former Roman provinces of Thracia and Eaeminontus and
the sançak Gelibolu (Gallipoli) in
the Ottoman era. In about 1885 the arms were taken as a coat of arms for the
Governors General of Eastern Rumelia which was the northern part of the
Gelibolu sançak. [3] They were: |
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Arms
of the Governors General of Eastern Rumelia 1879-‘85 Reconstruction after Stoian Antonov Arms: Per fess: In
chief: Argent, two pales Gules and a chief Azure two crowns Or; in base:
Gules, two arms proper vested Vert supporting a crown Or. |
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After the annexation of Eastern Rumelia in 1885 the
princely larger achievement of Alexander Battenberg was changed by replacing
the blasons with the Russian cross by the arms of Eastern Rumelia. As
follows: Arms: ¼: 1&4: Bulgaria; 2&3 per fess: In chief:
Argent, two pales Gules and a chief Azure, two crowns Or; in base: Gules, two
arms proper, vested Argent upholding a crown Or. And in nombril point Saxony. Crown: The
Bulgarian Crown Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of the House of Saxony-Ernestine line
(Saxony-Altenburg, Coburg and Gotha, Meiningen 1690/1833) Supporters: Two
crowned lions Or supporting the banner of Bulgaria Motto: ВЂРНОСТЬ И
ПОСТОЯНСTВО
Mantle: Purpure
fringed and tasseled Or, vaulted purpure charged with two crowns Or and
princeley crowned. |
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In 1896 the quarters for Eastern
Rumelia were reduced, the chief emblazoned in the second and the base
emblazoned in the third quarter. As follows: And the larger princely
achievement became: 1896-1909 Larger Princely Achievement Arms: ¼: 1&4: Bulgaria; 2. Argent, two pales Gules and a
chief Azure, two crowns Or; 3. Gules, two arms proper, vested Argent
upholding a crown Or. And in nombril point Saxony. Crown: The
Bulgarian Crown Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of the House of Saxony-Ernestine line
(Saxony-Altenburg, Coburg and Gotha, Meiningen 1690/1833) Supporters: Two
crowned lions Or supporting the banner of Bulgaria Motto: ВЂРНОСТЬ И
ПОСТОЯНСTВО
Mantle: Purpure
fringed and tasseled Or, vaulted purpure charged with two crowns Or and
princeley crowned |
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When Bulgaria
had become an independent kingdom in 1908 the princely arms became the royal
arms and they were changed by omitting the quarters for Eastern Rumelia, the
territory being an integral part of the kingdom now. 1909 Royal Arms
Arms: Bulgaria
with escutcheon: ¼: 1. Bulgaria with escutcheon Saxony;
2. Azure, three fleurs de lys Or and a label of three Argent (Orleans); 3.
Azure, three fleurs de lys Or and a bordure Gules (Bourbon); Azure, a lion Or
swinging a sword Argent standing on a base of three hills Argent (Csabrag);
and in nomril point Saxony. Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
(1909) On the escutcheon are the arms of Ferdinand himself, his
mothers father Louis Philippe d’ Orleans, king of France, his mothers mother
Mary Amalia of Bourbon, Princess of the Two Sicilies, his fathers mother Princess
Antonia Kohary of Csabrag, and of his fathers father Ferdinand, Prince of
Saxony-Coburg and Gotha. 1909 Royal
Achievement.
Arms: Bulgaria
with escutcheon: ¼: 1. Bulgaria with escutcheon
Saxony; 2. Azure, three fleurs de lys Or and a label of three Argent
(Orleans); 3. Azure, three fleurs de lys Or and a bordure Gules (Bourbon);
Azure, a lion Or swinging a sword Argent standing on a base of three hills
Argent (Csabrag); and in nomril point Saxony. Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
(1909) Supporters: Two
lion proper crowned with the bulgarian crownstanding on a compartment Vert. Motto: ВЂРНОСТЬ
И
ПОСТОЯНСВО |
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Boris III |
*1894-†1943 1918-1943 |
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Ex-libris of King Boris III Arms: Bulgaria Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria Order: The
cross and collar of the Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius
(1909). |
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Княжество
България Principality |
1878-1908 |
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The provisional government of 1878 adopted for arms the
design of Jefarovic unchanged but added a crowned mantle.
In 1879 a coat of arms was adopted by constitution.
Constitution
of the Principality of Bulgaria Signed Trnovo, 16/28 April
1879 Changed by law of 15/27 May 1893 Chapter IV. About the Arms, Seal of State and
National Flag Art. 21. The arms of state of Bulgaria are a golden
crowned lion on a dark-red field. Above the field is a princely crown. [4] Art. 22. The seal of state shows the arms of the principality Art. 23. The national Bulgarian flag is composed of
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1878 Arms of State
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: a
princely crown Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО ПРАВИ СИЛА-ТА (Unity makes
Strength) 1879 Larger
Achievement of State
1879 Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: a
princely crown Supporters: Two
lions guardant supporting spears with the flag of Bulgaria: White, Green and
Red. Mantle: Purpure,
fringed and tasseled Or, lined ermine and crowned with a princely crown Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО
ПРАВИ
СИЛА-ТА (Unity makes Strength)
Българско
Княжество Дьржавніи Печатъ 1887 Achievement of
State
1887 Larger
Achievment of State
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: a
princely crown Supporters: Two
lions guardant supporting spears with the flag of Bulgaria: White, Green and
Red. Mantle:
Purpure, fringed and tasseled Or, lined ermine and crowned with a princely
crown Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО
ПРАВИ
СИЛА-ТА (Unity makes Strength)
In 1892 the arms of Bulgaria were crowned with the new
crown:
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: a
princely crown 1892 Larger
Achievement of State
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: a
princely crown Supporters: Two
lions guardant supporting spears with the flag of Bulgaria: White, Green and
Red. Mantle:
Purpure, fringed and tasseled Or, lined ermine and crowned with a princely
crown Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО
ПРАВИ
СИЛА-ТА (Unity makes Strength) |
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Kingdom |
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1908 Arms of State
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria 1908 Achievement of
State
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria Supporters: Two
crowned lions |
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Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria Supporters: Two
crowned lions. Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО
ПРАВИ
СИЛА-ТА (Unity makes Strength) |
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1908 Larger
Achievement of State
Arms: Gules, a
crowned lion Or. Crown: The
crown of Bulgaria Supporters: Two
crowned lions Mantle:
Purpure, fringed and tasseled Or, lined ermine and crowned with the crown of
Bulgaria Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕ-ТО
ПРАВИ
СИЛА-ТА (Unity makes Strength) |
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Royal
Standard of Ferdinand I |
Royal
Standard of Boris III |
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Народна Република България Bulgarian Peoples’ Republic. |
15.09.1946-1991 |
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On 9 September 1944 a communist
coup d’etat was held against the government of king Simeon. The insurgents
used royal flags defaced by cutting out the crown and the royal cyphers.
Around the arms was a garland of branches of oak and olive. On 15 September 1946 a Peoples’
Republic was proclaimed. On 6 December 1947 an
emblem soviet-style was adopted. It is:
Arms: Gules, a
lion rampant Or Crest: A red five-pointed star Garland: Eight
ears of wheat Or tied with a ribbon Gules inscribed with the Motto: 9 IX
1944 Or. Adopted 1947.12.04. |
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Arms: Azure, a
lion rampant, in base a cogwheel issuant Or Crest: A red five-pointed star Garland: Eight
ears of wheat Or tied with a ribbon White-Green and Red Motto: 9 IX
1944 Or on a ribbon Gules. Adopted 1948.03.30 |
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Arms: Azure, a
lion rampant in base a cogwheel issuant Argent Crest: A red five-pointed star Garland: Eight
ears of wheat Argent tied with a ribbon White, Green and Red Motto: 681 1944
Or on a ribbon. Adopted 1971.05.14 In 631 independence was granted by the Emperor of
Byzantium. |
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Република
България /
Bulgarian Republic |
1991-present |
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After the abolition of the Peoples’ Republic in 1990 a
provisional emblem came into use which was about the same
as before but from which the socialist star and the data were removed.
Provisional
arms of Bulgaria, 1990 The new
Constitution of Bulgaria, adopted in 1991, describes the Bulgarian coat of
arms as follows: COAT OF ARMS,
SEAL, FLAG, ANTHEM, CAPITAL The state
seal shall depict the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria. Thew
current coat of arms of Bulgaria was adopted in 1997. It is a slightly
redesigned version of the coat of arms of Bulgaria from the period 1927–1944. For many years,
agreement on the design of the coat of arms was a source of great controversy
in the Bulgarian government, as different parties argued over the design
elements, the socialists arguing amongst others that a crown on the head of
the lion was a symbol of monarchy which Bulgaria was not and consequently had
to be omitted. For six years the Socialists were able to block the creation of a new
coat-of-arms, until 1997, when the UDF-led National Assembly finally revived
and adopted a slightly modified version of the coat-of-arms used before 9th
of September 1944, while making a concession to the Socialists and including
crosses rather than lilies on the shield's crown. When the coat-of-arms was
submitted to the National Assembly for approval on July 31st, 1997, 177
people's deputies voted in favor, 16 people's deputies voted against, and 29
abstained. [5] The final
design was adopted by Law of the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria of
4 August 1998: Coat of arms of the
Republic of Bulgaria Art. 1. The coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be a state symbol
expressing the independence and the sovereignty of the Bulgarian people and
state. Art. 2. (1) The coat of arms of the
Republic of Bulgaria shall be a golden crowned lion rampant on a dark red
shield. Above the shield there shall be a big crown which originally was the
crown of the Bulgarian Tsars (i.e. Emperors) of the Second Bulgarian Empire
with five crosses and another cross on top of the crown. The shield shall be
supported on the right and the left by two golden crowned lions rampant, standing on two crossed oak
branches with acorns. [The three lions representing the three parts of
Bulgaria: Moesia, Thrace, and Macedonia.] Under the shield there shall be a
white band, lined with the national colors, containing the text 'Saedinenieto
pravi silata' ['Unity makes Strength'].” (2) The graphic and colour
image of the coat of arms according to the appendices shall be an inseparable
part of this law. Art. 3. (1) The coat of arms of the
Republic of Bulgaria shall be depicted on the state seal in a way determined
by a law for the state seal. (2) The depiction of the coat
of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria in other places as well as the
reproduction of elements of the emblem on badges, commemoration medals etc.
shall be admitted only by an act of the Council
of Ministers |
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This is: Arms: Gules, a crowned lion rampant Or Crown: The Bulgarian Crown of a circlet with five crosses, five hoops, crested
with a cross Or, with a low cap Gules and infulae in the national colors,
fringed Or. Supporters: Two crowned lions Or, standing on two branhces
of oak in saltire proper Motto: СЪЕДИНЕНИЕТО ПРАВИ СИЛАТА (Unity makes Strength), on a ribbon of the national colors, red, green, white, green and red Æ See illustration in the head of this
essay
Lesser Version |
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Great Seal |
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State
Seal of the Republic of Bulgaria (Law for the State Seal and National Flag of the Republic
of Bulgaria, Prom. SG. 47/24.04.1998, amend. SG. 33/9.04.1999, amend. SG.
69/3.08.1999) Art. 1. The state
seal of the Republic of Bulgaria shall have a round shape. Depicted in the
middle shall be the coat of arms of the Republic of Bulgaria. Around the coat
of arms in the upper half of the circle it shall be written "Republic of
Bulgaria", and in the lower half - "state seal". Art. 2. (1) The state seal may
be a wax relief seal which is laid to red wax, and dry relief seal. (2)
The cases in which the respective type of seal is used shall be regulated by
this law. Art. 3. (1) A
plastic standard and plastic metal carriers shall be manufactured in single
copies which shall be used for laying a wax or dry relief seal under this law
envisaged order. Art. 4. The state seal of the
Republic of Bulgaria shall be kept by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration and in this capacity of his he shall be referred to as
"keeper of the state seal". Art. 5. (1) The
plastic standard under Art. 3, para 1 together with an electronic recording
on a magnetic carrier of the state seal shall be preserved in a special safe
of the National Bank of Bulgaria the key to which shall be kept by the
minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration. Art. 6. (1) The wax and dry
relief seal under Art. 3, para 1 shall be renewed if need be on the order of
the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration. (2) The
substituted seals under para 1 shall be destroyed by an order, determined by
an order of the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration for which
he shall draft a protocol. Art. 7. (1) The
state seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration after signing by the chairman of the Grand National Assembly
of the laws of the Grand National Assembly. (2) The
state seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration after signing by the chairman of the National Assembly of the
originals of the National Assembly passed laws: 1. law
of amendment and rider to the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria; 2.
decision for holding elections for Grand National Assembly; 3.
Decision for scheduling elections for president and vice-president of the
Republic; 4. decision
for holding a national referendum; 5.
decision for electing and dismissing the prime minister and the Council of
Ministers, as well as for government re-shuffles; 6.
decision for the establishment, transformation and closure of ministries; 7. decision
by which members of the Constitutional Court are appointed from the quota of
the National Assembly; 8.
decision for election of the members of the Supreme Judicial Court from the
quota of the National Assembly; 9.
decision for the appointment and dismissal of the heads of the National Bank
of Bulgaria, the Accounts Office and other state employees, determined by
law; 10.
decision for granting agreement for the conclusion of a contract for state
loan; 11.
decision connected with the issues of declaring war and concluding peace; 12.
decision which permits the dispatch and use of Bulgarian armed forces abroad;
13.
decision for declaring military or other state of emergency throughout the
country's territory or on part of it. (3) The
minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration shall affix with a wax
relief seal an adopted new Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, as well
as the law of amendment and rider to the Constitution and decision for
holding elections for Grand National Assembly. In the rest of the cases under
para 1 and para 2 he shall affix the respective bills by a dry relief seal. (4) The
state seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration not later than three days upon receipt of the bills under
para 1 and para 2. Art. 8. (1) The state seal
shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration after
the signature of the president of the Republic on the originals of the
decrees for: 1.
scheduling elections for Grand National Assembly or for National Assembly,
determining the boundaries of the election regions and approval of the
election papers; 2.
convocation of the first sitting of a newly elected National Assembly; 3.
disbandment of the National Assembly, the appointment of a caretaker
government and fixing a date of the elections for a new National Assembly; 4.
fixing a date for holding a national referendum and approval of the standards
of the referendum papers; 5.
scheduling elections for bodies of the local self-rule; 6. approval
of changes in the boundaries and centres of the administrative-territorial
units; 7.
naming sites of national significance and settlements; 8.
promulgation of a law; 9.
reversing for another consideration of a National Assembly passed law; 10.
appointing or relieving of posts of the heads of diplomatic missions and the
permanent representatives of the Republic of Bulgaria to international
organizations; 11.
appointing or dismissing the supreme command staff of the Armed forces and
conferring senior military ranks; 12.
appointing magistrates to the Constitutional court from the presidential
quota; 13.
appointing or dismissing the chairman of the Supreme Court of Appeal, the chairman
of the Supreme Administrative Court and the prosecutor general; 14.
appointing and dismissing state employees in the cases when this is envisaged
by law; 15.
decoration with orders and medals; 16.
declaration of war or any other emergency state; (2) In
the cases requiring a re-signing of a president issued decree by the prime
minister or by the respective minister in compliance with Art. 102, para 2 of
the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, the state seal shall be laid by
the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration upon re-signing; (3) The
minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration shall affix the decrees of
the president for scheduling new elections for Grand National Assembly by a
wax relief seal. In the rest of cases under para 1 he shall affix the
respective decrees by a dry relief seal. (4) The
state seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration not later than three days upon receipt of the decrees. (5) In
the cases of issuing decrees under para 1, items 8 and 9 the term under Art.
88, para 3 of the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria for promulgation
of the laws shall be distributed as follows: 1. The
National Assembly shall submit to the president of the Republic the laws for
promulgation not later than three days of their adoption. 2. the
president of the Republic shall submit to the minister for justice and the
legal Eurointegration the decrees under para 1, items 8 and 9 for laying the
state seal not later than eight days upon receipt of the laws; 3. the
minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration shall lay the state seal
on the decrees of the president under para 1, items 8 and 9 not later than
two days upon receipt. Art. 9. (1) The state seal
shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration on
the originals of the documents for ratification, endorsement, adoption or
joining an international treaty, drafted on the basis of a National Assembly
adopted a law of ratification or an act of the Council of Ministers under
which the Republic of Bulgaria joins an international treaty. (2) The
state seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration on the originals of the documents by which the heads of the
diplomatic missions and of the permanent representatives of the Republic of
Bulgaria to international organizations are accredited. (3) The
state seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration not later than three days upon receipt of the documents under
para 1 and para 2. Art. 10. (1) The
laying of the state seal is of a certification significance. The decrees
which are not re-signed by the prime minister or the respective minister,
shall be effected as of the moment of their decreeing by the president of the
Republic, while all the rest - after their re-signing. (2) The
minister for justice and the legal Eurointegration shall certify by his
signature the laying of the state seal on the respective act, except for Art.
8, para 1, item 10 and Art. 9. Art. 11. (1) The
wax relief seal shall be laid by the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration immediately below the signature which is certified. Art. 12. The Council
of Ministers shall appoint a minister to lay the state seal in the absence or
in the event of an impossibility of the minister for justice and the legal
Eurointegration to lay it. Art. 13. (1)
The ministry of justice and the legal Eurointegration shall keep a special
register in which all acts on which the state seal has been laid are entered
according to the order of their entry. (2) The
documents on which the state seal has been laid also bear the number, the
date of entry in the register respectively. Art. 14. (1) A
copy of a document bearing the state seal shall be legalized at the ministry
of justice and the legal Eurointegration which certify that the original is
bearing the state seal. (2) The
original of an act or a document on which the state seal has been laid shall
be kept in the National Assembly, in the administrative office of the
president respectively. A legalized copy of the original from which the
copies under para 1 are legalized, shall be kept in the ministry for justice
and the legal Eurointegration. |
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President |
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President of the Presidium of
the National Assembly of the
People’s Republic
President of the Republic of
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Former
Security Service KDS
State Agency for National Security |
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Ministry of Defense
1908-1944
Minister of National Defence until 1992
Sleeve Patch Bulgarian Armed Forces (ancient)
Present Armed Forces Achievement
Central
Office of Military Districts |
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Pre WWII Army Emblem
Ensign 1971-1990
Army Flag 1999- |
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Cap Badges |
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Royal Army Cocarde
People’s Republic army cap badge
Republic Cap Badge
Republic beret badge |
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Navy |
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Navy Seal |
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Royal Navy flag until 1944
Navy flag until 1991
Navy flag 1999- Æ See also: Naval Flags
Jack
BPR Navy Commander in Chief
Bulgarian Republic Navy C. in C. |
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Bulgarian Marines |
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Navy Marines Anchor |
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Air Force |
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Bulgarian Air Force Emblem |
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Royal
Bulgarian Air Force Pilot Badge, 1936 |
Republic
of 1991 Emblem |
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Sleeve patches, old and new |
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Roundels |
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1937-1942 |
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Wings |
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Pre-WWII,
“secret” Bulgarian Air Force Pilot's Badge, known as a “Flyer's of
Tourist Aircraft” wing. As the Bulgarians were not allowed
to have Military Aircraft per WWI Treaties, sometimes given to German Air
Force Pilots.
Royal Bulgarian Air Force
Bulgarian Air Force officers cap badge
Air Force of the People’s Republic General Staff Wing |
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Police |
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Ministry of the Interior |
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Police badge 1879-‘86 |
Police badge 1908-‘44 |
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Cap badge 1971-‘99 |
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Cap badge, present |
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Republic of 1991 sleeve patches old and new |
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Border Police, arms
Border Police, sleeve patch |
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Gendarmerie, arms |
Gendarmerie, beret cockarde |
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©
Hubert de Vries 2014-08-11
Heraldry of the World