Original Item. Only One Available. This is a tremendously large flag for the People’s Republic of Bulgaria, which existed from 1946-1990. This flag features the Bulgarian coat of arms utilized from 1971-1990, which is when this flag dates. The flag is in fantastic condition without any serious flaws and is very soft. The header reads:

BULGARIEN N. RATH 3 X 2 M (Meters)

The flag is in great shape overall, and comes ready for further research and display.

The Emblem of the People's Republic of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Герб на Народна Република България (Герб на НРБ)) was first used from 1946 until the end of communist rule in 1990. Following the communist September 9, 1944 coup d'état, 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.

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 motto changed to 681/1944, with 681 indicating the year of the establishment of the First Bulgarian Empire by Asparuh.