The Medal For the Completion of the Yambol-Burgas Railway is a commemorative Bulgarian medal established 14th/26th May and awarded to members of the Pioneer regiment who was responsible for the construction of the Yambol-Burgas railway in memory of the successful completion of the construction of the line.
While officers of the regiment were decorated with the silver medal, officer candidates, NCOs and enlisted men received the bronze medal.
The Medal For the Completion of the Yambol-Burgas Railway Design
The medal is circular and measures 30 millimeters in diameter. It was engraved by Joseph Cristlebauer and produced in Austro-Hungary.
The obverse bears the effigy of Prince Ferdinand I circumscribed with the inscription “ФЕРДИНАНДЪ Iий КНЯЗЬ НА БЪЛГАРИЯ” (“Ferdinand Ist Knyaz (Prince) of Bulgaria“). The sections are separated with two six-pointed stars.
The reverse bears a winged wheel with lightning bolts positioned below a smaller badge of a crossed spade and axe, surmounted by a roulette. The inscription along the edge reads “ЯМБОЛЪ – БУРГАСЪ 14. МАЙ 1890” (“Yambol – Burgas 14. May 1890“).
The ribbon is red and has a thin white border and thin green stripes on both edges.
