Military Order of St. George, II Class Knight (with brilliants)

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SKU: 01.ITA.0100.103.01.001

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  • II Class Knight (with brilliants) Obverse

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Attributes

  • Country
    Italy
  • Composition
    Silver/Brilliants/Enamelled
  • Inscription
    Obv: AL MERITO MILITAIRE Rev: CL 1833
  • Size
    35-40mm
  • Version Remarks
    This is a very scarce piece. There are no known examples in the market.
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the II Class Knight (with brilliants) is a scanned image from Plate 49 of "The Book of Order of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of all Nations" edited by Sir Bernard Burke. The book was published in 1858, and falls within the public domain in Canada {{PD-Canada-anon}} and the United States {{PD-1923}}. It is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. The image can be found at https://archive.org/stream/1858BookOfOrdersOfKnighthoodAndDecorationsOfHonour/1858BookOfOrders#page/n199

History


The Military Order of St. George was founded by Duke Charles Louise of Lucca in 1833, under the name "Order of St. George for Military Merit." It was later transferred to the Duchy of Parma when Lucca was annexed in 1847.

This Order was awarded to military personnel in recognition of meritorious actions, distinguished services to the crown of Lucca, or for loyalty to the Duke himself.

The Order consisted of three grades, but only the I Class Knight was worn with a Breast Star. Recipients were first awarded the lowest grade (III Class Knight) and had to gradually earn the higher Order grades.

Brilliants could be added to the I Class Knight and II Class Knight to recognize a recipient for extraordinary merit.

The obverse inscription translates to "To Military Merit," and the reverse inscription features the initials of the Order's founder and the foundation year "CL 1833"

The II Class Knight was awarded to Officers.

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