Artefacts
Grand Officer Cross of the Order of the Phoenix, Greece, awarded to Baron Pierre de Coubertin.
Physical description
Type 1 (1926-1935) medal. White-enameled cross with the Phoenix (symbolizing the rebirth of the Hellenic nation) at the centre and the initials "E-T-T-A" in Byzantine uncial on each arm of the cross, the initials of the motto "Ek tis tephras mou anagennomai" (From my ashes I am reborn). Orange ribbon with black edges.
Materials
enamel, metal, textile
Colors
multi coloured, gold, silver
Dimension
5.8 x 9 cm, 42 g