Order of Saint Januarius, Knight's Breast Star (with brilliants)

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SKU: 01.ITA.0112.103.01.003

Estimated market value:

$20250 USD

  • Knight Breast Star (Silver/Gold) Obverse

Estimated market value:

$20250 USD

Attributes

  • Country
    Italy
  • Composition
    Silver/Gold/Brilliants
  • Inscription
    Obv: IN SANGUINE FOEDUS
  • Size
    81mm
  • Image Licensing
    The image of the Knight Breast Star is attributed to Robert Prummel at Wikipedia and is in the public domain through the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. For more information see the following page: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Real_Ordine_di_San_Gennaro.jpg

History


The Order was instituted by King Charles of Sicily to commemorate his marriage to the Princess Amelia, of Poland.

The recipients of the Order were Roman Catholics, and they were personally chosen by the reigning Monarch of Siciliy. The number of recipients was originally capped at 60, but that restriction was eliminated later in the Order’s history.

The Knights of the Order were meant to always uphold loyalty to the King, and defend the integrity of Catholicism.

The Knights of this Order were given the title Knight of Justice or Knight of Honour. The Knights of Justice were required to trace their aristocratic lineage back four generations. While the Knights of Honour were only considered honourary members of the Order because they could not trace their lineage back four generations.

There is no difference in the design, size, or composition of the awards conferred upon the two different types of Knight.

The Order was abolished with the unification of the Italian Kingdom in 1860.

The Knight Breast Star has an inscription on the obverse reading "IN SANGUINE FOEDUS," which roughly translates to "Union in Blood."

The Knight Breast Star features a variety of possible design features, including differences in composition, size, and design of rays.

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