Order of Honor (Georgia)

The Order of Honor (Georgian: ღირსების ორდენი, romanized: ghirsebis ordeni) is an honor awarded by the President of Georgia. Established in 1992, The Order of Honor is awarded to a person in the construction of the state of Georgia - in the development of governance, defense, law and order, economy, health, culture, education, science, art or literature - for outstanding contribution, sporting achievement, heroism and devotion.[1]

Order of Honor
ღირსების ორდენი
Order of Honor
Awarded by  Georgia
TypeSingle grade order
EstablishedDecember 24, 1992
Precedence
Next (higher)Vakhtang Gorgasali Order
Next (lower)Civic Dedication Medal

Ribbon bar

Insignia

The Order of Merit has a round shape 38 millimeters in diameter. A seven-pointed braided golden star rests on a silver field composed of circular layered morcal shapes. In the middle of the braid, which is 20 millimeters in diameter, is a golden vine leaf with a seven-pointed silver Asterisk-like figure. Among the star gills are six silver grains in the shape of a grape seed.[2][3]

The stalk of the order is movably attached to a bracket with a 28 mm wide band. There is a wide blue stripe in the middle of the white background of the band. On both sides of the blue stripe are 2 mm wide red stripes.

The author of the Order of Honor is a graphic artist, artist-monumentalist Emir Burjanadze.

Recipients

See also

References
  1. "Law of Georgia:On State Awards and Prices of Georgia" (in Georgian) (Translate: Google, Bing, Yandex)
  2. Kipiani, Gachechiladze & Simonishvili 2002, p. 27-28.
  3. "GEORGIAN STATE AWARDS" (PDF). Herold. State Council of Heraldry (9). 2020. ISSN 2298-0261. Retrieved 2022-05-06.

Works cited
  • Kipiani, Tamaz; Gachechiladze, Tengiz; Simonishvili, Guram, eds. (2002). Book of Honor. Vol. 4. Tbilisi: Gumate News Agency. ISBN 99928-0-196-4.
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