Order of George I

Βασιλικόν Τάγμα Γεωργίου Α'
Royal Order of George I
Βασιλικόν Τάγμα Γεωργίου Α'; Royal Order of George I ;
	File:Grand Cross Star greece.jpg Star of the Grand Cross of the Order of George I (civil division)
Awarded by the King of the Hellenes
Motto	ΙΣΧΥΣ ΜΟΥ Η ΑΓΑΠΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΟΥ
Awarded for	distinguished services to Greece
Status	defunct since 1973
Grades	Grand Cross, Grand Commander, Commander, Gold Cross, Silver Cross
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of St. Olga and St. Sophia
Next (lower)	Order of the Phoenix
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The Royal Order of George I was formerly an order of Greece named after King George I of Greece. It was replaced in 1975 by the Order of Honour. The Order was created in 1915 by King Constantine I of Greece and was awarded to those who distinguished themselves in causes of their nations.

Grades

The Order has five classes:

Knight Grand Cross - wears the badge of the Order on a sash on the right shoulder, and the star of the Order on the left chest;
Knight Commander - wears the badge of the Order on a necklet, and the star of the Order on the left chest;
Commander - wears the badge of the Order on a necklet;
Officer or Gold Cross - wears the badge on a ribbon on the left chest;
Member or Silver Cross - wears the badge on a ribbon on the left chest.

There were also the Memorial Cross, in gold, silver and bronze, which was the badge of the Order without enamel on a ribbon on the left chest.

The badge of the Order was a white-enamelled Latin Cross, in silver for the Silver Cross class, in gold for the higher classes, with a wreath of laurels between the arms of the cross. The obverse central disc was in red enamel, bearing the crowned back-to-back monogram "ΓI" (for George I of Greece), surrounded by a white enamel ring bearing the motto "IΣXΥΣ MOΥ H AΓAΠH TOΥ ΛAOΥ" (My Strength is the Love of the People). The reverse central disc bore the years of George I's reign, 1863-1913. The badge was topped by a crown; the military division also had crossed swords behind the badge.

The star of the Order was a silver star with straight rays, with eight points for Grand Cross and four points for Grand Commander, and with the obverse of the badge superimposed upon it.

Holder	Date	Grade
Viscount Andrew Cunningham	-	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Jackson Dodds	-	-
Dwight D. Eisenhower	-	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Charles D. Griffin	-	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Mark Mindler	-	-	Knight Grand Cross with swords	-	HRH Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh	1950
Viscount Bernard Montgomery	1944 - 1976	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Earl Louis Mountbatten	1946 - 1979	Knight Grand Cross
Chester W. Nimitz	-	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Baron Arthur Tedder	1946 - 1967	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Nathan Farragut Twining	-	Knight Grand Cross with swords
Philippos of Greece	1986	Knight Grand Cross