Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Military Visor Cap Cockade, c.1915 Auction with loss of paint evident

with loss of paint evident

When all was said and done

measuring 142 mm (w) x 220 mm (h) x 22 mm (d)

RZM M9/2” on the reverse

Bulgaria, Kingdom. A Military Visor Cap Cockade, c.1915 Auction with loss of paint evident(Tsarstvo Balgariya Voenna Kokarda) a multi piece cockade constructed in the form of a tricolour rosette representing the national colours of Bulgaria with concentric rings of white, green, and red surrounding a central metal badge bearing the crowned Bulgarian lion emblem of the Tsardom period, fabricated in stamped and gilded metal with cloth backing elements typical of early twentieth century visor cap insignia, the reverse retaining its original