Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky

For other uses, see Order of Alexander Nevsky and Order of Saint Alexander (Bulgaria).
Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
Order on ribbon
Awarded by Head of the House of Romanov
TypeDynastic Order
Royal houseHouse of Romanov
Religious affiliationRussian Orthodox
Motto"For Labor and the Fatherland"
Awarded forMilitary and Civil Merit
GradesAwarded in one class
Precedence
Next (higher)Imperial Order of Saint Andrew
Next (lower)Imperial Order of the White Eagle
EquivalentImperial Order of Saint Catherine

Ribbon of the order

Portrait of the first Russian Minister of Finance, Alexei Vasiliyev, wearing the sash and badge of the Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky

The Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky was an order of chivalry of the Russian Empire first awarded on 1 June [O.S. 21 May] 1725 by Empress Catherine I of Russia.[1]

  1. ^ Орден Святого Александра [Order of Saint Alexander] (in Russian). Retrieved 5 February 2015.