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<p>[QUOTE="GaleriaGila, post: 155948, member: 993"]Since I don't know about your plates, I'll just contribute this, from Wikipedia.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The <b>Most Noble Order of the Garter</b>, founded in 1348, is the highest <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_chivalry" rel="nofollow">order of chivalry</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">third most prestigious honour</a> (inferior only to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross" rel="nofollow">Victoria Cross</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross" rel="nofollow">George Cross</a>) in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales" rel="nofollow">England</a> and the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom" rel="nofollow">United Kingdom</a>. It is dedicated to the image and arms of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George" rel="nofollow">Saint George</a>, England's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint" rel="nofollow">patron saint</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is awarded at the Sovereign's pleasure as a personal gift on recipients from the United Kingdom and other <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm" rel="nofollow">Commonwealth realms</a>. Membership of the Order is limited to the Sovereign, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales" rel="nofollow">Prince of Wales</a>, and no more than 24 members, or Companions. The order also includes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernumerary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernumerary" rel="nofollow">supernumerary</a> knights and ladies (e.g. members of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Family" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Family" rel="nofollow">British Royal Family</a> and foreign monarchs). New appointments to the Order of the Garter are always announced on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day" rel="nofollow">St George's Day</a>, 23 April, as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George" rel="nofollow">Saint George</a> is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint" rel="nofollow">patron saint</a> of England.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#cite_note-2" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#cite_note-2" rel="nofollow">[2]</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The order's emblem is a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_(stockings)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_(stockings)" rel="nofollow">garter</a> with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motto" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motto" rel="nofollow">motto</a> <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense" rel="nofollow">Honi soit qui mal y pense</a></i> (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_French" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_French" rel="nofollow">Middle French</a>: <b><i><u><font size="6">"shame on him who thinks evil of it"</font></u></i></b> in gold lettering. Members of the order wear it on ceremonial occasions.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GaleriaGila, post: 155948, member: 993"]Since I don't know about your plates, I'll just contribute this, from Wikipedia. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter[/URL] The [B]Most Noble Order of the Garter[/B], founded in 1348, is the highest [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_chivalry']order of chivalry[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orders,_decorations,_and_medals_of_the_United_Kingdom']third most prestigious honour[/URL] (inferior only to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Cross']Victoria Cross[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Cross']George Cross[/URL]) in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_and_Wales']England[/URL] and the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom']United Kingdom[/URL]. It is dedicated to the image and arms of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George']Saint George[/URL], England's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint']patron saint[/URL]. It is awarded at the Sovereign's pleasure as a personal gift on recipients from the United Kingdom and other [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_realm']Commonwealth realms[/URL]. Membership of the Order is limited to the Sovereign, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Wales']Prince of Wales[/URL], and no more than 24 members, or Companions. The order also includes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernumerary']supernumerary[/URL] knights and ladies (e.g. members of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Family']British Royal Family[/URL] and foreign monarchs). New appointments to the Order of the Garter are always announced on [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_George%27s_Day']St George's Day[/URL], 23 April, as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_George']Saint George[/URL] is the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron_saint']patron saint[/URL] of England.[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_the_Garter#cite_note-2'][2][/URL] The order's emblem is a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garter_(stockings)']garter[/URL] with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motto']motto[/URL] [I][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honi_soit_qui_mal_y_pense']Honi soit qui mal y pense[/URL][/I] ([URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_French']Middle French[/URL]: [B][I][U][SIZE=6]"shame on him who thinks evil of it"[/SIZE][/U][/I][/B] in gold lettering. Members of the order wear it on ceremonial occasions.[/QUOTE]
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