
The Order of Saint Anna (Russian: Орден Святой Анны; also "Order of Saint Ann" or "Order of Saint Anne") was established as a Holstein ducal and then Russian imperial order of chivalry established by Karl Friedrich, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, on 14 February 1735, in honor of his wife Anna Petrovna, daughter of Peter the Great of Russia. The motto of the Order is "Amantibus Justitiam, Pietatem, F...
The Order of Lenin (Russian: Орден Ленина, romanized: Orden Lenina, pronounced [%CB%88ord%CA%B2%C9%AAn ˈlʲenʲɪnə]), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration bestowed by the Soviet Union. The order was awarded to: Civilians for outstanding services rendered to the ...
(an official list of recipients, in Finnish)
The Order of the Red Banner (Russian: Орден Красного Знамени, romanized: Orden Krasnogo Znameni) was the first Soviet military decoration. The Order was established on 16 September 1918, during the Russian Civil War by decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee. It was the highest award of Soviet Russia, subsequently the Soviet Union, until the Order of Lenin was established in 1930....
The Order of Michael the Brave (Romanian: Ordinul Mihai Viteazul) is Romania's highest military decoration, instituted by King Ferdinand I during the early stages of the Romanian Campaign of the First World War, and was again awarded in the Second World War. The Order, which may be bestowed either on an individual or on a whole unit, was named in honor of Michael the Brave (Mihai Viteazul), the...
Las medallas conmemorativas son documentos de caracter permanente de que se ha valido el hombre que vive en sociedad para conmemorar hechos trascendentes de la actividad humana en todos sus ordenes o tambien para honrar a divinidades o personalidades esclarecidas. Estas, como las monedas, las condecoraciones y los monumentos, pertenecen a la ciencia numismatica, la cual precisamente resulta del...
Historic Decorations of Venezuela (1813-1999) Throughout this project we will try and rescue the demonym of what was once the highest exponent in numismatic ornaments to conspicuous gallantry, tenacity and courage of the Heroes of the Independence of America: the Cross of the Liberators.It focuses, then, on bringing together all those individuals (Venezuelans and / or foreigners alike, civil or...