Badge and star: Order of the Redeemer, 1st class
Greek order awarded to Admiral of the Fleet, Earl David Beatty, G C B in 1919. Badge: Gold Maltese cross enamelled white, the arms connected by a green enamelled wreath of oak and laurel, pendant from an Imperial crown. Obverse: Centre, a gold medallion bearing the portrait of Christ the Redeemer enamelled in natural colours, surrounded by a blue enamelled band with the legend in Greek letters in gold: 'E DEXIA SOKHEIR, KYRIE, DEDOXASTAI EN ISKYI'. Reverse: A Blue enamelled medallion bearing the white cross of Greece, surrounded by a blue enamelled band with the legend in Greek letters in gold: 'E EN ARGEI DETHNIKE TON ELLINIKON SYNEDEYSES 1829'. Suspended by a ring from a sash of pale blue watered silk ribbon with a white stripe near each edge.
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Object Details
ID: | MED2234.1 |
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Type: | Badge |
Display location: | Not on display |
Date made: | circa 1919 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Earl Beatty Collection. Purchased with the assistance of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, 1983. |
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Badge and star: Order of the Redeemer, 1st class (Order)
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