Order of St. George
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The Order of St. George the Triumphant, Imperial Russian Order of Chivalry.
Full title Military Order of the Saint Grand Martyr and the Triumphant George (in Russian Voyenny Orden Sviatogo Velikomuchenika i Pobedonostsa Georgia - Военный Орден Св. Великомученика и Победоносца Георгия).
This order was established in Russian Empire on November 26, 1769 by Catherine the Great and had four degrees. It was abolished after the Russian Revolution, but was re-established on August 25, 2000 by the government of the Russian Federation.
The order had to be worn in a special way in accordance with its class, and the insignia of the order includes:
Badge: A white enamelled cross pattée with a central disc bearing the image of St. George on horseback slaying the dragon. Worn on a sash by the first degree, on a necklet by the second and third degrees, and on a chest ribbon by the fourth degree.
Star: A four-pointed gold star with the crowned cipher of St. George at the centre surrounded by the motto of the order "For Service and Bravery" ("Za Sluzhbu i Khrabrost"). Worn on the left chest by the first and second degrees.
Ribbon: orange with three black stripes.
Eligibility: only for military officers and generals for their bravery on the battlefield. Non-commissioned officers and rank-and-file may receive the Cross of St. George, also in four degrees worn on a chest ribbon. Normally a person initially received the fourth degree, and would gradually be promoted to higher degrees for subsequent acts of bravery.