Order of the White Falcon

House Order of the White Falcon
(*Hausorden vom Weißen Falken*)
House Order of the White Falcon; (Hausorden vom Weißen Falken)
	Commander of the Order of the White Falcon
Type	House order
Presented by	the; Duchy of Saxe-Weimar; Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
Motto	VIGILANDO ASCENDIMUS
Status	No longer awarded
Established	2 August 1732
	Ribbon of the order

Order of the White Falcon (German: Hausorden vom Weißen Falken) is a grand-ducal order of the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, founded by Duke Ernest Augustus on 2 August 1732, and renewed in 1815 by Charles Augustus.

Description

In the early 20th century it had four classes and a silver cross, added in 1878. The decoration, a green star of eight points, with red stars between the arms, bears a white falcon, and the motto, Vigilando Ascendimus (Through vigilance we ascend), on a blue ground.

Recipients

References

Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "White Falcon, Order of the" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.