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