The National Order of Labour was an Order of Merit awarded to Bulgarian and foreign citizens for excellence of outstanding achievements or innovations or excellence in organisation, as well as to artists and scientists for long service to the nation. It was established during the Kingdom of Bulgaria from 1945 to 1946, and continued through the People’s Republic of Bulgaria from 1946 to 1990.
The Order existed in three grades:
- Knight/Dame Commander,
- Knight/Dame Officer, and
- Knight/Dame.
The National Order of Labour Design
Awarded until 1955 with either a tri-fold ribbon for males or a bow for females, after which the ribbon device was a 5 sided soviet design. The original design was created by D. Uzunov And L. Dimitrov. From 1977 the order was redesigned by B. Kozarevym and M. Markovym to a 5 sided star shape. The ribbon was red with a thin green stripe and a thin white stripe on the edge (the colors of the Bulgarian flag).
