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Georgia. Breast plate of the Order of Queen Tamara. თამარ მეფის ორდენი 1st Class. Silver metal and enamels
The Order of Queen Tamara was a Georgian military decoration granted to members of the Georgian Legion and of the German Caucasus Expedition who fought in Georgia after 4 November 1918.
The official criterion, proclaimed by General Zakhari Mdivani, the Georgian minister of war, stated: “For merits in Georgia herewith all officers and enlisted men of the German troops in the Caucasus, which remained in Georgia after November 4, 1918, have the right to wear the Order of Saint Tamara.”
After the implementation of the Democratic Republic of Georgia, the order was confirmed by Decree No. 5352 on December 13, 1918.
