Emblem of the People's Republic of Bulgaria

The Emblem of the People's Republic of Bulgaria was first used from 1946 until the end of communist rule in 1990. Following the communist coup d’etat against the government of King Simeon on 9 September 1944, 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, the People's Republic was proclaimed. On 6 December 1947 an emblem patterned after the State Emblem of the Soviet Union was adopted which consisted of a red five-pointed star with eight ears of wheat or tied with a red ribbon inscribed with the motto: 9 IX 1944. [1]

Emblem of Bulgaria
ArmigerPeople's Republic of Bulgaria
Adopted1948
CrestRed star
BlazonBleu Celeste, a lion argent
SupportersStalks of wheat
CompartmentCogwheel
Motto681, the year of the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire and 1944.
Use1971-1990

In 1948, the ribbon was changed to the colors of the flag of Bulgaria. In 1967, the design of the emblem was changed slightly, with the white wheat replacing the gold. The most recent version of the emblem was used from 1971 with the emblem indating the year 681, the year of the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire by Asparukh added next to the 1944 date.

A new coat of arms of Bulgaria adopted in 1997, replacing the Emblem of the People's Republic.[2]

  • 1946–1947
  • 1947-1948
  • 1948–1967
  • 1967–1971
  • 1971–1990

See also

References
  1. Voynikov, Ivan. "Chapter V". History of the Bulgarian State Symbols (in Bulgarian).
  2. Voynikov, Ivan. "Chapter VI". History of the Bulgarian State Symbols (in Bulgarian).
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