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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.
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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).
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All following user names refer to en.wikipedia. 2007-05-13 02:51 Zscout370 697×1129× (15355 bytes) The ribbon of [[Saint George]]. This is worn in a manner to celebrate the holiday [[Den Pobedy]].
Indeed, St George ribbon which was used before 1917 is not the same as the ribbon of the Order of Glory (usually known as the Guard Ribbon) used since 1943. However, these two have been mixed by now, and people who write about the St George Ribbon actually mean the Guard ribbon.