Medal for 30 years of MVR in Socialist Bulgaria

The “30 Years of the Ministry of Interior” Medal was established in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria on 22 May 1974.

It was awarded to Bulgarians and foreign citizens who had assisted the activities of the Ministry of Interior, as well as to employees of the ministry.

The medal is circular, 34 mm in diameter, and made of light-yellow metal. On the obverse are the Bulgarian national flag and a red flag bearing the emblem of the Ministry of Interior—a sword, hammer and sickle. Three ears of wheat are positioned to the left of the flags, and below them is the inscription “30 години МВР” (“30 Years of the Ministry of Interior”) on three lines. The reverse bears a five-pointed star and the anniversary years “1944–1974”, surrounded by a circle of ears of wheat. The medal’s ribbon is pentagonal and in the national colours of white, green and red.