Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Civil Order of Saxony

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Civil Order of Merit

Status
  
Obsolete

Last awarded
  
1918

Eligibility
  
Saxon civilians

Established
  
7 June 1815

Civil Order of Saxony

Awarded for
  
service to the state for civil virtue

The Civil Order of Saxony was established 7 June 1815 by King Frederick Augustus I of Saxony. It was a general order of merit for the royal subjects of the Kingdom of Saxony for distinguished by their civic service and virtue.

Classes of the order

Upon its founding in 1815 the order was divided into seven classes of merit:

  • Knight Grand Cross
  • Commander First Class
  • Commander Second Class
  • Knight
  • Small Cross
  • Gold Civil Medal
  • Silver Civil Medal

    • With an amendment of 18 March 1858 the Small Cross became the Cross of Honour, eventually becoming Knight Second Class on 31 January 1876. The decree also replaced the gold and silver medals with civilian crosses of distinction, in gold and silver. The classes of the order thus became:

  • Knight Grand Cross
  • Commander First Class
  • Commander Second Class
  • Knight First Class
  • Knight Second Class
  • Golden Civil Cross
  • Silver Civil Cross

    • References

    Civil Order of Saxony Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA