Chain & Star of the Order of St Olav (Norway)

Norwegian Chain & Star of the Order of St Olav

The Order of St Olav, is Norway's highest National State Honour, and was established in 1847, by King Oscar I of Norway.

The collar of the Order is in gold, with five enamelled and crowned monograms "O", five enamelled and crowned coat-of-arms of Norway, and 10 gold crosses bottony each flanked by two battle axes with silver blades and golden shafts.

The badge of the Order is a white enamelled Maltese Cross, in silver for the knight class and in gilt of the higher classes; crowned monograms "O" appear between the arms of the cross. The obverse central disc is red with the golden Norwegian Lion rampart bearing a battle-axe; the reverse disc bears the King Oscar's motto "Justice and Truth" in Norwegian; both discs are surrounded by a white-blue-white ring. The cross is topped by a crown; military awards have crossed swords between the crown and the cross.

The Chain contains the Heraldic Shield of Norway, as well as the Star of the Order of Saint Olav.