Royal and Military Order of St. Henry, Grand Cross

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SKU: 01.HTI.0102.102.01.000

  • Grand Cross Breast Star Obverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    Haiti
  • Inscription
    Obv: HENRY FONDATEUR Rev: PRIX DE LA VALEUR
  • Size
    68mm
  • Image Licensing
    The images of the Grand Cross is attributed to Alegandro de Valencia at Wikipedia and they were released for use in the public domain for any purpose by the author. See: https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archivo:Gran_Cruz_de_Henri_I_de_Hait%C3%AD.jpg

History


The Royal and Military Order of St. Henry (Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint Henry) was established by King Henry I on April 20, 1811. It was awarded in recognition of outstanding valor and exceptional military and civil merit.

It was awarded in Grand Cross with Collar, Grand Cross with blue ribbon and limited to sixteen recipients, Commander with red ribbon and limited to thirty-two recipients, and Knight with unlimited number of members. This Order was only awarded to Roman Catholic, Haitian military nobles.

This Order was abolished in 1820.

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