Bulgaria Flag Crowned Lion Rampant Coat Of Arms Rare Tobacco Silk Zira Cigarette for Sale

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Bulgaria Flag Crowned Lion Rampant Coat Of Arms Rare Tobacco Silk Zira Cigarette For Sale

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Bulgaria Flag Crowned Lion Rampant Coat Of Arms Rare Tobacco Silk Zira Cigarette:
$13.75

Tobacco Silk Bulgaria Flag Crowned Lion Rampant Coat of Arms Rare Zira Cigarettes version.

Made by Zira Cigarettes Circa 1910

Factory no. 7 Fifth District N.J. USA

1) measure 3” x 4-5/8”

The flag of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: знаме на България, romanized: zname na Bǎlgariya) is a tricolour consisting of three equal-sized horizontal bands of (from top to bottom) white, green, and red. The flag was first adopted after the 1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War, when Bulgaria gained de facto independence. The national flag at times was charged with the state emblem, especially during the communist era. The current flag was re-established with the 1991 Constitution of Bulgaria and was confirmed in a 1998 law.

The coat of arms of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Герб на България [ˈɡɛrp na bɐɫˈɡarija]) consists of a crowned golden lion rampant over a dark red shield; above the shield is the Bulgarian historical crown.

History of tobacco silks In Cigarette packs;

Originally issued in American cigarette packets between 1905 and 1917, these ‘giveaways’ proved a very popular promotional item which was taken up by twenty British tobacco manufacturers at the advent of the First World War (1914). Silk cigarette inserts continued to be issued following paper restrictions announced by the government in 1917, but had faded out by the mid-1920s, except for a small resurgence in 1933-4. The subjects included religion, cricket, football, art, flags, army and naval badges, flowers, and clan tartans. Silk inserts were an adaptation of the popular cigarette cards. In North America between 1900 and 1936 silk cigarette cards, or inserts, were produced by tobacco companies as calculated promotional giveaways for men to pass on to women.