Order of the White Falcon

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.

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.