The Order of Saint Nicholas Thaumaturgus was instituted during the Russian Civil War on April 30, 1920, by the Commander-in-Chief of the Russian White Army, General Wrangel, to replace the highest military award of the Russian Empire, the Order of St. George.
St. Nicholas was considered the patron saint of the White Army.
Around this image is a laurel wreath, the symbol of glory.
Around the wreath is the motto of the order: "Russia Will Be Saved Through Faith" (Вѣрой Спасётся Россія, "Věroy spasyotsya Rossiya").
The order is worn on a ribbon of the Russian national colors (white-dark blue-red)."