Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

Order of Saints Olga and Sophia Τάγμα των Αγίων Όλγας και Σοφίας
Star and Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia,
Awarded by the King of the Hellenes
Type	Order
Awarded for	At the monarch's pleasure for personal services of women to the Crown
Status	Abolished in 1975
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class, 4th class
Established	January 1936
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Redeemer
Next (lower)	Order of George I
Same	Order of Saints George and Constantine
Ribbon of the Order of Saints Olga and Sophia

The Royal Family Order of Saints Olga and Sophia (Greek: Βασιλικό Οικογενειακό Τάγμα των Αγίων Όλγας και Σοφίας) was an order of the Greek royal family. Reserved for women, it was the third highest decoration awarded by the modern Greek state and the Crown after the Order of the Redeemer and the male-only Order of Saints George and Constantine. It was instituted in January 1936 by King George II in the memory of his grandmother (Queen Olga) and his mother (Queen Sophia).

The order was abolished in 1973 by the Greek state and today is awarded only by the head of the former Greek royal family.

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External links

Media related to Order of Saints Olga and Sophia at Wikimedia Commons

• The Greek Royal Orders
• The depicted picture is from the book: "Hellenic Orders, Decorations and Medals", Athens 1991, ISBN 960-85054-0-2, © Hellenic War Museum

Greek orders timeline
Orders by precedence	1832- 1909	1910s										1920s										1930s										1940s										1950s										1960s										1970-present
O. of the Redeemer	.																																																																Rep.
Order of Honour																																																																			Rep.
O. of St George & Constantine																												.								.																													.		Dynastic
O. of St Olga & Sophia																												.								.																													.		Dynastic
Order of George I							.																				.									.																													.		Dynastic
O. of the Phoenix																		.																																																	Rep.
O. of Beneficence																																								.																											Rep.
Years
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	1832- 1909	1910s										1920s										1930s										1940s										1950s										1960s										1970-present