The Order of Saint George of the Reunion /Reale e militare ordine di San Giorgio della Riunione/ is an order of knighthood of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. It was established to replace the Royal Order of the Two-Sicilies https://asiamedals.info/threads/royal-order-of-the-two-sicilies.25823/.
Order was created on 1 January 1819 by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies to reward military valor and merit. It received its name to celebrate the reunification of Naples and Sicily into one kingdom after the Congress of Vienna. The Order was later modified by Francis I on 28 September 1829, with which the two royal Orders of Francis I and of Saint George of the Reunion were made equal in dignity and prerogatives, and by Ferdinand II with Royal Decree of 10 May 1850.
The badge of the Order is a red enameled lilied cross with in the middle a white enameled round plate bearing the image of a mounted St. George running the dragon through with his sword, bordered by a circle of blue enamel with the inscription "In hoc signo vinces"/lat. "In this sign, you will conquer"/ and a laurel wreath. The decoration of the Knights of Grand Cross has a golden image of St. George hanging down from the lower arm of the cross; the Royal Crown tops it. The ribbon of the Order is blue edged with yellow-orange.
During the time of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Order was divided into the following grades:
Grand Collar (abolished 28 September 1829), with St George and the Dragon suspended from a collar, plus a star on the left breast;
Grand Cross, with St George and the Dragon suspended from a badge under a crown on a necklet, plus a star on the left breast;
Commander, with a badge under a crown on a necklet, plus a star on the left breast;
Knight of Justice, with a badge on a necklet;
Knight of Grace, with a badge without laurel wreath on a chest ribbon;
Gold Medal on a chest ribbon;
Silver Medal on a chest ribbon.
Original classes of the Order /plates that were published in Napoli on January 1, 1819 together with the very first Statute of the Order/.
Order was created on 1 January 1819 by Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies to reward military valor and merit. It received its name to celebrate the reunification of Naples and Sicily into one kingdom after the Congress of Vienna. The Order was later modified by Francis I on 28 September 1829, with which the two royal Orders of Francis I and of Saint George of the Reunion were made equal in dignity and prerogatives, and by Ferdinand II with Royal Decree of 10 May 1850.
The badge of the Order is a red enameled lilied cross with in the middle a white enameled round plate bearing the image of a mounted St. George running the dragon through with his sword, bordered by a circle of blue enamel with the inscription "In hoc signo vinces"/lat. "In this sign, you will conquer"/ and a laurel wreath. The decoration of the Knights of Grand Cross has a golden image of St. George hanging down from the lower arm of the cross; the Royal Crown tops it. The ribbon of the Order is blue edged with yellow-orange.
During the time of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, the Order was divided into the following grades:
Grand Collar (abolished 28 September 1829), with St George and the Dragon suspended from a collar, plus a star on the left breast;
Grand Cross, with St George and the Dragon suspended from a badge under a crown on a necklet, plus a star on the left breast;
Commander, with a badge under a crown on a necklet, plus a star on the left breast;
Knight of Justice, with a badge on a necklet;
Knight of Grace, with a badge without laurel wreath on a chest ribbon;
Gold Medal on a chest ribbon;
Silver Medal on a chest ribbon.
Original classes of the Order /plates that were published in Napoli on January 1, 1819 together with the very first Statute of the Order/.
Grand cross from the collection of Musée de la Légion d'honneur /ex-Spada collection/.
Gold, enamel.
Size 115 × 44 mm.
Weight 40 g.
Reduced Grand Cross breast star from the collection of Musée de la Légion d'honneur /ex-Spada collection/.
Silver, gold, enamel.
Size 52 mm.
Weight 30g.