Insignia of the Order of the Star of India

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“This Order was instituted by Her Majesty the Queen, in the year 1861, for bestowing honor upon the people of her Indian Empire. The Order consists of the Sovereign, a Grand Master, always to be Governor-General of India, and twenty-five Knights, with such Honorary Knights as the Crown may appoint. The Knights are to include both Naval, Military, and Civil officers, and natives of India."—Aveling, 1891

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Queen, Great Britain, England, United Kingdom, medal, India, heraldry, star, collar, colony, order, Badge, insignia, heraldic, Pendant, order of the star of india, indian empire

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Heraldry, Miscellaneous

Source

Aveling, S.T. Heraldry: Ancient and Modern (New York, NY: Frederick Warne and Co., 1891)

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