Order of Honour (Greek medal)
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The Order of Honour (Greek Τάγμα της Τιμής) is an Order of Greece. It comes second in rank to the Order of the Redeemer. It was established in 1975, replacing the, now abolished, Order of George I.
It is conferred by the Greek government upon Greek citizens who are distinguished in struggles for the Fatherland, to senior executives of the public administration, to eminent personalities of the arts and letters as well as to distinguished scientists or individuals who excelled in the field of trade, shipping and industry. It is also conferred upon foreigners who, due to their distinguished position and through their personal worth, have contributed to the promotion of Greece.
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[edit] Grades
The Order has five classes:
- Grand Cross - wears the badge on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star on the left chest;
- Grand Commander - wears the badge on a necklet, plus the star on the left chest;
- Commander - wears the badge on a necklet;
- Gold Cross - wears the badge on a ribbon on the left chest;
- Silver Cross - wears the badge on a ribbon on the left chest.
[edit] Insignia
The badge of the Order is a blue-enamelled cross, in silver for the Silver Cross class, in gold for the higher classes. The obverse central disc bears a portrait of the Goddess Athena and the legend "Ο ΑΓΑΘΟΣ ΜΟΝΟΣ ΤΙΜΗΤΕΟΣ" ("Only the righteous should be honoured"). The reverse bears the Greek cross and the year of the Order's founding (1975).
The star of the Order is a silver eight-pointed star with straight rays, with the same aforementioned blue-enameled cross in the middle, with the portrait of the Goddess Athena and the aforementioned legend. The reverse bears the Greek cross and the year of the Order's founding (1975).
The ribbon of the Order is blue with orange edges.
