Order of the Karađorđe Star
The Order of the Karađorđe Star ( sr . : Орден Карађорђеве звезде , also Order of the Star of Karadjordje , Karageogewitsch Order or the Order of the Star of Karageorge ) was named by law on January 1, 1904 by the Serbian King Petar I in Topola donated. Until the formal end of the monarchy in Yugoslavia in 1945, it was the highest honor in the country and was awarded as a recognition and award for the services earned for the king and fatherland in war and peace .
In 2010 the order was re-established as the highest honor in the Republic of Serbia .
Order classes
The order was donated in four classes:
Order decoration
The medal is a golden, white enamelled Ruppert cross with golden rays in the corners. The cross is dominated by the enamelled Serbian royal crown on which the band ring is located. In the blue medallion the Serbian heraldic shield, which is surrounded by a white enamelled ring with the inscription За веру и слободу 1804 (For Faith and Freedom). The year 1804 stands for the hundredth anniversary of the First Serbian Uprising . In the lapel the Serbian double-headed eagle with a blue enameled ring with the inscription Петар I 1904 (Petar I). The fourth class is only made of gilded bronze.
The order with crossed swords through the arms of the cross was awarded for military merit.
In addition, the first class could also be awarded with diamonds as a special token of favor . Only the Russian Tsar Nicholas II and the Turkish Sultan Mehmed V received this special level .
Carrying method
The first class is worn on a sash from the right shoulder to the left hip and with a brilliant eight-pointed breast star . The sign of the order without a royal crown is placed on the star. The II. Class and III. Class decorated on the neck , in the 2nd class additionally with a slightly reduced breast star. The fourth grade cross is worn on a triangular ribbon on the left side of the chest.
The ribbon is red with white side stripes for civil merit and red for military merit.
literature
- Pavel Car, Tomislav Muhić: Serbian and Yugoslav orders and decorations. Publishing house Militaria. Vienna 2009. ISBN 978-3-902526-26-7 . P. 274ff.
Individual evidence
- ^ Václav Měřička : Orders and awards. Artia. Prague 1966. p. 107.
- ^ Gerd Scharfenberg, Günter Thiede: Lexicon of Ordenskunde. From eagle shield to lemon order. Battenberg Verlag, Regenstauf 2010. ISBN 978-3-86646-051-5 . P. 260.
- ^ Jörg Nimmergut : Order of Europe. Battenberg Publishing House. Regenstauf 2007. ISBN 978-3-86646-020-1 . P. 235.