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The ribbon of Saint George (also known as Saint George's ribbon, the Georgian ribbon; Russian: Георгиевская лента, romanized: Georgiyevskaya lenta; and the Guards ribbon in Soviet context) [a] is a Russian military symbol consisting of a black and orange bicolour pattern, with three black and two orange stripes.
Ribbon: The ribbon of the Order of Saint George is orange with three black stripes, commonly called "George's Ribbon". It symbolises fire and gunpowder: the Russian colours of military glory, and is also thought to be derived from the colours of the original Russian imperial coat of arms (black eagle on a golden background).
Article four of the decree ordered the decoration to hang from the same ribbon as the Order of Saint George. There was only a single class with no restriction as to the number of awards per person. The first soldier to be awarded the Cross of Saint George was a cavalry non-commissioned officer named Yegor Ivanovich Mitrokhin.
The Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George (Italian: Sacro Militare Ordine Costantiniano di San Giorgio; Spanish: Sagrada Orden Militar Constantiniana de San Jorge), also historically referred to as the Imperial Constantinian Order of Saint George [1] and the Order of the Constantinian Angelic Knights of Saint George, [2] is a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Bourbon ...
Ribbon of the Order of Saints George and Constantine The Royal Family Order of Saints George and Constantine ( Greek : Βασιλικόν Οἰκογενειακόν Τάγμα Ἁγίων Γεωργίου καὶ Κωνσταντίνου , romanized : Vasilikon Oikogeneiakon Tagma Agion Georgiou kai Konstantinou ) is an order of the Greek ...
The Order of St. George (German: Sankt Georgs-Orden), was founded by Ernest Augustus, King of Hanover, on 23 April 1839. [1] In the statutes establishing the order it was designated as the House Order of the Crown of Hanover. The order is of a single grade and limited to 16 members, excluding members of the royal family.
A silver rhomboid medal with the inscription "For Labor and Courage in the Taking of Praga on October 24, 1794" on the red ribbon of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was intended for the lower ranks. On the obverse of the medal is the monogram of Catherine II.
Grand Cross, with St George and the Dragon suspended from a badge under a crown on a necklet, plus a star on the left breast; Commander, with a badge under a crown on a necklet, plus a star on the left breast; Knight of Justice, with a badge on a necklet; Knight of Grace, with a badge without laurel wreath on a chest ribbon;