Greece Order of Beneficence Silver Cross Knght 5th Class 1975

Greece: Order of Beneficence, Silver Cross (Knight), 
5th Class.
The medal in the form of a flower depicts Theotokos 
(Virgin Mary) with the Divine Child in Her arms with 
the legend "ΕΥΠΟΙΙΑ" (Beneficence).
The Order of Beneficence was established by the 
Hellenic Republic in 1975. It replaced the same 
Order issued by the Hellenic Kingdom using the 
same name and same insignia, although a separate 
order with different statutes.
The Order of Beneficence is awarded SPARINGLY 
only to women, Greek or foreign, for good services 
rendered to Greece in the fields of charity, arts and 
letters.
This is the scarce 1st issue of the Hellenic Republic 
without the inscription "ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ" 
(Hellenic Republic) or the initials "ΕΔ". This type 
was awarded the first years after the institution of 
the Republic only to be soon replaced by the 2nd 
issue of the Republic with the above mentioned 
inscriptions. In 1983 the form of the Order was
amended once again to the one in use today.
 
FULL SIZE

1975

Item 100% original - ribbon original

Condition as on the photos: a small chip  (9 o'clock, 
white ring of central medallion)

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