The Real Order of the Phoenix

[Caius Marcius]

The things you learn via Google........


http://www.mfa.gr/english/the_ministry/ethimo/decorations/phoenix.html


The Order of the Phoenix 

 Legislative Decree: 13 May 1926
(Gov. Gaz. 180, issue A', dated 3 Jun. 1926) 

The Order of the Phoenix was established in 1926 and is awarded to 
Greek citizens who have excelled in the fields of public 
administration, science, arts and letters, commerce, industry and 
shipping. It is also conferred upon foreigners who have promoted 
Greece's stature abroad in the above fields. 

The Order is named after the mythical bird Phoenix, which is depicted 
on the obverse side of the Star and the Cross. The reverse side bears 
the emblem of the Hellenic Republic. 

The Order consists of five grades or classes......... 

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A better photo can be seen here:

http://www.geocities.com/greekmedals/Phoenix.htm

  - CMC (who is planning to be in Phillipi - where Octavius creamed 
Brutus, as foretold by the ghost of Julius Caesar - on June 21)