Cross of Valour (Greece)

Cross of Valour
Αριστείον Ανδρείας
*Aristeion Andreias*
Cross of Valour; Αριστείον Ανδρείας; Aristeion Andreias
	Gold Cross of the Cross of Valour (1974 version)
Type	Three-class military decoration
Awarded for	Bravery or distinguished leadership in wartime
Presented by	Greece
Eligibility	Greek military personnel and allies assigned to or with Greek units.
Motto	ΑΞΙᾼ (For valour)
Clasps	1940
Status	Instituted but inactive (wartime award only)
Established	13 May 1913
Last awarded	21 December 1953
Total	59 Commander's Crosses; 13,068 Gold Crosses; 65,256 Silver Crosses
	Ribbon of the Cross of Valour
Precedence
Next (higher)	Medal for Gallantry
Next (lower)	War Cross

The Cross of Valour (Greek: Αριστείον Ανδρείας, Aristeion Andreias, lit. "Gallantry/Bravery Award") is the second highest (and until 1974 the highest) military decoration of the Greek state, awarded for acts of bravery or distinguished leadership on the field of battle. It has been instituted three times, first on 13 May 1913^[1] during the Balkan Wars but not issued until 1921 during the Greco-Turkish War of 1919–1922, then on 11 November 1940 shortly after the outbreak of the Greco-Italian War and finally in 1974.

^ Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.

[1] Note: Greece officially adopted the Gregorian calendar on 16 February 1923 (which became 1 March). All dates prior to that, unless specifically denoted, are Old Style.

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