Georgia, Republic. An Order of Queen Tamara, I Class Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac scepter and iron cross

scepter and iron cross

fed through a hook on the right cockade and terminating above

and is secured in place with a row of machine stitching

pin and catch missing

Gregory the Great was instituted on September 1

Georgia, Republic. An Order of Queen Tamara, I Class Star consisting of a blue enamelled Romanian Cross with clusters of nine gilt rays in eac scepter and iron crossInstituted 13 December 1918 by Zakhari Mdivani. An eight pointed silvered bronze star, each arm composed of clusters of individual rays, obverse centre featuring a blue enamels set in bronze gilt, applique bearing a gilt profile of Queen Tamara, measuring 78. 5 mm (w) x 77. 9 mm (h), weighing 51. 0 grams, reverse with a barrel hinge and vertical pinback meeting a round wire catch, tarnishing evident and loss of silver finish to the arms, but otherwise