The interesting Greek Order of the Redeemer with accompanying award documents as awarded to a British national, John Dixon, who was honoured by the King of Greece with a Knights Grade of the Redeemer for his work with the Mineral Traders in London, as issued at Athens on 6 November 1906. Dixon worked as a metal broker in London, and was a managing partner in the firm of Dixon, Brunner and Company metal brokers whose officers were in the City of London. It was announced in various newspapers in 1906 that he had been honoured by His Majesty the King of the Hellenes ‘for services rendered to Greece during the past 40 years.
Pair: Greece - Kingdom of: Order of the Redeemer, Knight Grade, 1863-1975 issue with Crown suspension, silver, gold and enamels, in original fitted presentation case by George Pomonis of Athens.
Condition: first excellent, second with slight evidence of wear, overall Good Very Fine or better.
Together with the Greek Award document for the award of the Order of the Redeemer, awarded to a British national, John Dixon, this together with the French language Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs award document for the same, this second document indicating that John Dixon was honour by the King of Greece with a Knights Grade of the Greek Order of the Redeemer for his work with the Mineral Traders in London, as issued at Athens on 6 November 1906. The last with its original envelope inscribed to John Dixon.
John Dixon worked as a metal broker in London, and was a managing partner in the firm of Dixon, Brunner and Company metal brokers whose officers were at 16 Great Saint Helens Place in the City of London. It was announced in various newspapers in November 1906 that he had been honoured by His Majesty the King of the Hellenes with the Greek Order of the Redeemer ‘for services rendered to Greece during the past 40 years.’ Dixon’s firm, Dixon, Bruner and Co., were Metal and Mineral Merchants, the managing partners being John Dixon, Henry Brunner and Cecil Dixon. The firm was dissolved on 31 March 1908, when Henry Brunner left to set up his own company, and John Dixon continued with Cecil Dixon running the firm of Dixon and Co at the same address.
The fourth National Assembly of the Hellenes resolved on 31 July 1829 to create the Order to reward those who had fought for and supported the Greek war for independence. However, it was not until after the arrival in the newly independent kingdom of Greece of King Otho I that the Order was finally instituted by Royal Decree published on 22 May 1833. The Order was amended in 1863 by the new King George I, the head of King Otho being replaced by that of the Redeemer. The Order remained unchanged until 1975 when the crown suspension was replaced by a wreath of oak and laurel following the abolition of the monarchy. The Order remains the highest honour of Greece.
