Cross of St. George (Russia)

Cross of Saint George
Cross of Saint George
	Imperial Cross of Saint George IV class
Type	Military Decoration
Awarded for	Distinction in Combat
Presented by	Russian Federation
Eligibility	Soldiers, sailors, sergeants, petty officers, warrant officers and junior officers.
Status	Active
Established	1807; Re-established 1992
	Ribbon of the Imperial Cross of Saint George 1st Class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Parental Glory
Next (lower)	Decoration "For Beneficence"

The Cross of Saint George (Russian: Георгиевский крест, romanized: Georgiyevskiy krest) is a state decoration of the Russian Federation. It was initially established by Imperial Russia where it was officially known as the Decoration of the Military Order of Saint George between 1807 and 1913. The Cross of Saint George was reinstated into the Russian awards system in 1992.

^ Подписан Указ «Об учреждении ордена Святой великомученицы Екатерины и знака отличия «За благодеяние». kremlin.ru (in Russian). President of Russia. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

[1] Подписан Указ «Об учреждении ордена Святой великомученицы Екатерины и знака отличия «За благодеяние». kremlin.ru (in Russian). President of Russia. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2012.

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