What is a sash ribbon? Description, history and examples of use are described in the article.
Definition
The order ribbon is the fabric that is used to tighten the order straps , to cover the pads with which the awards (orders and medals) are attached to the uniform. Each ribbon has a unique color and pattern, they are established by the status of the award.
What is it for? Wearing orders and medals on their uniforms is not very convenient, since they are quite bulky, so they use special rectangular trims for compactness. A person who knows the colors of orders ribbons can easily determine with the bar which medals and / or orders the owner has been awarded.
History
This element appeared in the 19th century in tsarist Russia. Then it was wide strips of fabric of a certain color, to which orders were attached. For example, the order of St. A. the First-Called corresponded to a blue ribbon, St. A. Nevsky - red, St. Vladimir - red with two black stripes, St. Anna - red with two yellow stripes, which symbolized the "sincerity of a burning soul." They were worn around the neck or worn over the shoulder, behind fastened with clasps of gold or silver.
By a decree of the Presidium of the USSR Armed Forces on June 19, 1943, a modern order ribbon was approved.
Production
This product is a narrow colored or patterned strip of fabric with transverse and longitudinal threads. The edges are wrapped. They are made on special looms from viscose or dacron twisted yarns.
Such tapes should "overflow." This moire effect is achieved by special finishing at the last stage of manufacturing - calendaring. Moire can be on one side of the product or on both sides.
The use of orders
Where use premium elements of this type:
- order strap - a modern device for everyday wearing on a uniform instead of medals and orders. They are made in the form of a rectangle of metal, plastic or fabric, and are covered with ribbon on top. Worn only on the left side of the chest. They have different sizes: veterans wear straps 24 × 12 mm, and the current military - 24 × 8 mm. It is pinned to clothes with the help of a pin or just sewn. If a person has several bars (respectively, several awards), then all of them are attached to a common substrate in a strictly defined order: the greater the reward, the higher the bar should be;
- order block - 4- or 5-coal metal plate. On the front side it is wrapped in a sash, the wrong side is attached to the uniform with a pin or a special bolt;
- bandage - a wide strip of fabric or thin leather, worn over clothing. Since the 17th century, the highest state awards have been attached to such a tape in European countries. In Russia there is St. Andrew’s ribbon - a strip of blue silk 100 mm wide, used to wear the Order of St. A. the First-Called;
- St. George ribbon - a two-tone moire strip in black with yellow or orange stripes. It is a detail to the Order of St. George, the St. George medal or the St. George Cross, as well as a symbol of victory and valor. It is used as an accessory of the banner of the guard units of the Russian Federation;
- guards tape - this two-color tape (a combination of black and bright orange) was used in the USSR award system.
Order ribbons: transcript
In total, over 300 types of awards have been approved in the Russian Federation. Many of them have the status of state, the rest are approved by various departments and services. Each award - medal or order - has a unique order ribbon:
- red with three longitudinal gray stripes - Order of the Holy Martyr Catherine;
- green with an orange stripe in the middle - Order of Suvorov 1st degree;
- white with three blue transverse stripes in the middle - Order of Merit of the Sea;
- blue with yellow edges - Nesterov's medal;
- gray with blue edges - "For Courage" medal and others.
Let us look back at the recent past and consider the USSR medals:
- blue with blue edges - Order of the Red Banner of Labor;
- red with five gray transverse stripes in the middle - the order of the October Revolution;
- red with three white stripes around the edges - the order "For personal courage";
- red with green edges and one yellow stripe in the center - the medal "For Impeccable Service" I degree and others.
Now you know what order ribbons are. Their decoding is set out in a special catalog of Russia.