Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius

The Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius is an award conferred by the Republic of Bulgaria.

It has had three incarnations:

• first on 18 May 1909 by the Kingdom of Bulgaria (named Order of Saints Cyril and Methodius Equal-to-apostles);
• second on 13 December 1950 by the People's Republic of Bulgaria (but called the Order of Cyril and Methodius);
• finally on 29 May 2003 by the current Republic of Bulgaria.