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Order of the Zähringer Lion

State order

Field	Value
title	Order of the Zähringer Lion
image	Order of the Lion of Zaeringen commander 1st class badge2 (Baden 1860) - Tallinn Museum of Orders.jpg
caption	Insignia of the order
awarded_by	the Grand Duchy of Baden
type	State order
motto	FÜR EHRE UND WAHRHEIT
head_title	Sovereign
head	Grand Duke of Baden
grades	Five
date	26 December 1812
higher	Order of Berthold the First
image2	[[File:BAD Order of the Lion of Zaeringen ribbon.svg	100px]]
caption2	Ribbon of the order

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the Order of the Zähringer Lion

The Order of the Zähringer Lion was instituted on 26 December 1812 by Karl, Grand Duke of Baden, in memory of the Dukes of Zähringen from whom he was descended.

Classes

It had five classes:

Grand Cross
Commander, First Class
Commander, Second Class
Knight, First Class
Knight, Second Class

Insignia

The order's insignia consists of a green enameled cross with four arms of equal length, whose angles are filled out with golden clasps. The gold-edged medallion shows the tribal symbol of the Zähringers in coloured enamel. Around the circle is the order's motto, FÜR EHRE UND WAHRHEIT (German for "FOR HONOUR AND TRUTH"). On the back, the Zähringer lion is portrayed on a red background. The order's ribbon is green with orange-yellow stripes along the edges.

For special awards, the order was granted with oak leaves and from 1866, it could also be awarded with crossed swords for military services. The oak leaves originally carried an "L" cipher, which went out of use in 1866. Moreover, in exceptional cases, the grand cross award could also be covered in diamonds

References

Brockhaus' Konversations-Lexikon. Leipzig 1908
Badens Orden, Henning Volle, Freiburg im Breisgau 1976

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