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The Grand Master of the Greek orders is the head of state of the country. Since 1975, Greece is a republic and the head of state is the President of Greece who is also responsible for awarding them, according to article 46, paragraph 2 of the Constitution of Greece and law 106/1975, [1] upon the recommendation of the Minister for Foreign Affairs.
Greek orders timeline Orders by precedence 1832–1909 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970–present Order of the Redeemer. Rep. Order of Honour: Rep. Order of Saints George and Constantine. . . Dynastic: Order of Saints Olga and Sophia. . . Dynastic: Order of George I.. . . Dynastic: Order of the Phoenix. Rep. Order of Beneficence. Rep ...
The establishment of the Order of the Redeemer was decided by the Fourth National Assembly at Argos in 1829, during the final year of the Greek War of Independence. [2] The decision was not immediately implemented, however, and the relevant decree was signed in Nafplio by the Regency Council (Josef Ludwig von Armansperg, Karl von Abel and Georg Ludwig von Maurer) in the name of King Otto on ...
The Order of Honour (Greek: Τάγμα της Τιμής) is an order of Greece. It comes second in rank to the Order of the Redeemer and was established in 1975, replacing the abolished Royal Order of George I .
The award was established through Law ΓΡΣΗ/30-4-1913, as an order rather than a simple medal, but was not formally issued until the Royal Decree of 21 March 1921 (ΦΕΚ 47Α’/23-3-1921). [2] The only exceptions to this were King Constantine I , who as head of the Order wore the Commander's Cross, and Vice Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis ...
The Order of Beneficence (Greek: Τάγμα της Ευποιΐας) is an order of Greece which was established in 1975 by law no.106/1975, using the same name and same insignia as that of the order instituted in the previous governance of the Kingdom of Greece, although a separate order with different statutes.
The Medal of Military Merit (Greek: Μετάλλιο Στρατιωτικής Αξίας) is a military decoration of Greece. It was originally created in 1916 for wartime meritorious service, but post-World War II became a peace-time medal reserved for officers. After the abolition of the Greek monarchy in 1974, its design was slightly altered.
The Royal Order of George I (Greek: Βασιλικόν Τάγμα Γεωργίου Α') is a Greek order instituted by King Constantine I in 1915. [1] Since the monarchy's abolition in 1973, it has been considered a dynastic order of the former Greek royal family .