GREECE: ROYAL ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, KNIGHT
Greece. Royal Order of the Phoenix, knight, fourth (King Paul) issue, 1947-1964.
The Order of the Phoenix was instituted by the Greek Republican government on 13 May 1926 to replace the Royal Order of George I and was awarded exclusively to eminent non-Greeks who had served the cause of Greece. When the monarchy was restored in 1935, the Order was retained, prefixed ‘Royal’, the phoenix was crowned and its award to Greek citizens approved for outstanding merit in the fields of arts, letters, science,
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commerce,
industry and public life.
With abolition
of the monarchy in 1973, the prefix and crown were discarded but the Order
continues to be awarded to this day.
This example is
from the reign of King Paul, 1947 to 1964.
