Banner
Maker: Unknown
Date Made: n.d.
Country: Bulgaria
Materials: fabric
Measurements: 33 1/2 in x 63 in; 85.09 cm x 160.02 cm
This is a banner from the People's Republic of Bulgaria. The banner is two-sided, with fringe, and consists of two layers of fabric. Images and inscriptions are embroidered. The banner has a compartment for the flagpole. . One side of the flag has an embroidered inscription: "People's Republic of Bulgaria. Vratsa District". In the center of the flag there is an embroidered image of Georgi Dimitrov (a well-known leader of the Bulgarian and international communist movement). The other side of the flag is embroidered with the Communist Star and the inscription: "To the team leader for export to the People's Republic of Bulgaria". This suggests that this banner was specially embroidered and presented to the USSR (the leader in exports for the Communist bloc) by representatives of the People's Republic of Bulgaria.
Accession Number: 2021.071.001