Badge of the Order of St Micheal and St George. Origins in the creation of the Ionian Republic.

Badge of gold, in the centre a raised figure of St Michael subduing Satan, encircled by the motto AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI in gold on blue enamel. Set on a white enamel seven-armed cross with fourteen points edged in gold. The badge is surmounted by a royal crown. The reverse features a raised figure of St George and the dragon. The badge probably belonged to William IV
The Royal Collection © 2005, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II