Order of Honor (Russian Federation)
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The Order of Honor (Russian:Орден Почета) is a state order which was founded by the President's Decree of the Russian Federation of №yaya2 of 2 March 1994. The Order of Honor is awarded to citizens for the high achievements in the state, production, scientific research, sociocultural, public and charitable activities, which made it possible to essentially improve the conditions of life of people, for the merits in training of the highly skilled personnel, training the growing up generation, the maintenance of legality and law. The order of honor rushes on the left side of breast and when other orders of the Russian Federation are present, is located after order "for the military merits".
[edit] Sign of the order
Sign of the order of honor from silver with the enamel. It is the octagonal cross, in center of which - the round locket, covered with white enamel, with the volumetric image of the state coat of arms of the Russian Federation, bordered by laurel garland.
- Diameter of the sign of order - 42 mm. on the wrong side of sign - number of order. The sign of order with the aid of the ear and the ring is connected with the pentagonal boot-tree, stretched over by the silk moire tape of dark-blue color with the white longitudinal strip.
- Width of belt - 24 mm
- Width of white strip - 2,5 mm.
- White strip defend from the right edge of tape on 5 mm.
