Order of Saint Sava, Type III, V Class
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SKU: 01.SRB.0103.307.01.001
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In silver gilt with blue, white and red enamels, gilt centrepiece rings, painted obverse centrepiece, date "1883" on the reverse, measuring 41.5 mm (w) x 68.2 mm (h) inclusive of its crown suspension, intact enamels, on its original triangular ribbon with hook and eye, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, marked "CB. CABA V." (St. Sava 5th Class) on the lid, maker marked "HUGUENIN FRERES & CO. MEDAILLEURS LE LOCLE (SUISSE)" on the inside lid, recessed medal bed, lightly scuffed and soiled on the exterior, case fine.
The Order of Saint Sava was introduced by King Milan I on January 23, 1883 (Russian method of dating), one year after Serbia was recognized as an independent kingdom. It was founded as the third Serbian royal order, after the Order of Takovo and the Order of the White Eagle. It was dedicated to Saint Sava, the first Serbian archbishop, who born around 1170. He is viewed to this day as the protector of the Serbian people.
The Order was established with five classes to reward services rendered to the benefit of education, literature, culture, arts, and to the Orthodox church. The Order was awarded to military personnel as well as civilians, and to nationals and foreigners alike. The Order was allowed to be awarded to military personnel just before 1914.
It was dissolved along with the capitulation of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in 1941. Nowadays, it is awarded by the Serbian Orthodox Church.
This Order is typically divided into three period, these are: the Obrenovich Dynasty (1883-1903), the Karageorgevich Dynasty (1903-1918), and the Kingdom of SHS and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1922-1941). In Medalbook, this Order is classified into three types according with the previous division.
The Order's motto translates to " One's Own Work Achieves All".
In Type III, there were introduced some major changes in the appearance of the Order. The Saint was depicted now with a green robe, instead of the previous red robe, and was featured with an open book on the right hand.
After the end of the WWI the Order was manufactured mainly by Huguenin Freres, who implemented the aforementioned changes. In 1930s, Fran Sorlini and F. Zimmermann were approved to manufacture the Order. There are also unknown workshops that have produced the insignia since then.
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