Bulgarian Victory Medal 1945/1975

The Bulgarian Victory Medal 1945/1975 (officially: Jubilee Medal for the 30th Anniversary of the Victory over Fascist Germany) is a Bulgarian award that was instituted on March 6, 1975.

The main features of this medal are:

• Meaning: The medal was awarded to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victory in the Second World War.
• Recipients: It was awarded to veterans of the Bulgarian People's Army, participants in the Bulgarian resistance movement, and foreign civilians who fought against Germany in 1944-1945.

Design:

• Obverse: Depicts a Soviet soldier and a Bulgarian soldier fighting side by side, based on a famous photograph by war correspondent Mikhail Tashev. It also bears the dates 1945 - May 9 - 1975.
• Reverse: Contains the Bulgarian text (in Cyrillic script) for "30 years after the victory over Fascist Germany".
• Material and Ribbon: The medal is usually made of gilded bronze. The ribbon is green with the colors of the Bulgarian flag (white-green-red) along the edges.