Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle

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The Military Order of the Cross of the Eagle is an Estonian order awarded for military accomplishment and services in the field of national defence. It is granted in three different classes: Gold Cross, Silver Cross, and Iron Cross.

The Order of the Cross of the Eagle is a military decoration if two crossed swords are affixed to it as follows:

The cross has crossed swords movably attached at the hilts of the swords to the tips of the top arms of the cross. The length of the swords together with their hilts is 35 mm for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd class decorations and 33 mm for the 4th and 5th class decorations and the gold, silver and iron crosses;
The star has crossed swords affixed to the oblique rays of the star and the vertical and horizontal rays remain uncovered. The swords are set hilts down. The length of each sword is 85 mm.

The insignia of the basic classes and the gold cross of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle have gold swords, and the silver and iron crosses of the Order of the Cross of the Eagle have swords of the same metal as the crosses.