Order of Honor (Georgia)

{{Short description|Award in Georgia}} {{Infobox order |title= Order of Honor |native_name=ღირსების ორდენი |native_name_lang=ka |image= 200px |caption= Order of Honor |image2= 100px |caption2= Ribbon bar |type= Single grade order |established= December 24, 1992 |awarded_by= {{GEO}} |higher=Vakhtang Gorgasali Order |lower=Civic Dedication Medal }}

The '''Order of Honor''' ({{lang-ka|ღირსების ორდენი|tr}}) 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.<ref>{{machine translate |ka |url=https://matsne.gov.ge/ka/document/view/3925611?publication=3 |title="Law of Georgia:On State Awards and Prices of Georgia"}} </ref>

== 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.{{sfn|Kipiani|Gachechiladze|Simonishvili|2002|p=27-28}}<ref>{{cite journal |title=GEORGIAN STATE AWARDS |journal=Herold |year=2020|publisher=State Council of Heraldry |issue=9 |issn=2298-0261 |url=http://www.heraldika.ge/uploads/heroldi/heroldi_9.pdf |format=PDF |accessdate=2022-05-06 }}</ref>

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== {{Main article|Category:Recipients of the Order of Honor (Georgia)}}

== References == {{Reflist}} {{commons category}}

===Works cited=== {{refbegin}} * {{cite book |title=Book of Honor |volume=4 |editor-last=Kipiani |editor-first=Tamaz |editor2-last=Gachechiladze |editor2-first=Tengiz |editor3-last=Simonishvili |editor3-first=Guram |location=Tbilisi |publisher=Gumate News Agency |year=2002 |isbn=99928-0-196-4 }} {{refend}}

Category:Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia (country)