Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Orders of knighthood and decorations of honour

Why describing decorations of honour in this blog ? Simply because decorations are present in coats of arms. They make part of the external ornaments. They are usually placed just under the blazon.

Orders of knighthood and decorations of honour




AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF MARIA-THERESA
AUSTRIA - THE APOSTOLIC ORDER OF SAINT STEPHEN
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF ELIZABETH THERESA
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF THE IRON CROWN
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF THE STAR CROSS
AUSTRIA - THE TEUTONIC ORDER
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF MALTA (ST. JOHN)
AUSTRIA - MEDALS AND DECORATIONS OF HONOUR
AUSTRIA - THE ORDER OF FRANCIS-JOSEPH
AUSTRIA - THE CIVIL CROSS OF MERIT


BADEN - THE FAMILY ORDER OF LOYALTY
BADEN - THE CHARLES FREDERICK ORDER OF MILITARY MERIT
BADEN - THE ORDER OF THE LION OF ZAEHRINGEN
BADEN - THE DISTINCTION OF MERIT FOR OFFICERS, SUB-OFFICERS, AND PRIVATES
BADEN - THE MEDAL OF CIVIL SERVICE
BADEN - THE DECORATION FOR FIELD SERVICE


BAVARIA - THE KNIGHTLY ORDER OF ST. HUBERT
BAVARIA - THE KNIGHTLY ORDER OF SAINT GEORGE
BAVARIA - THE MILITARY ORDER OF MAXIMILIAN JOSEPH
BAVARIA - THE CIVIL ORDER OF MERIT OF THE BAVARIAN CROWN
BAVARIA - THE MEDAL OF CIVIL MERIT
BAVARIA - THE ORDER OF ST ELIZABETH
BAVARIA - THE FEMALE ORDER AND INSTITUTION OF ST. ANN AT MUNICH
BAVARIA - THE FEMALE ORDER OF THE ST. ANN INSTITUTION AT WURZBURG
BAVARIA - THE ORDER OF THERESA
BAVARIA - THE ORDER OF MAXIMILIAN FOR ART AND SCIENCE
BAVARIA - THE MILITARY DISTINCTION AND DECORATIONS OF HONOUR


BELGIUM - THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD (CIVIL AND MILITARY)
BELGIUM - THE IRON CROSS AND MEDAL
BELGIUM - THE MEDAL FOR DEEDS OF SELF-DEVOTION OR SACRIFICE
BELGIUM - THE MEDAL FOR VACCINATION
BELGIUM - THE MEDAL FOR ARTIZANS, MECHANICS AND THE WORKING-CLASSES


BRAZIL - THE ORDER OF PEDRO
BRAZIL - THE ORDER OF THE CROSS OF THE SOUTH
BRAZIL - THE ORDER OF THE ROSE
BRAZIL - THE DECORATIONS OF HONOUR
BRAZIL - THE ORDERS OF ST. BENEDICT OF AVIZ AND ST. JACOB OF THE SWORD, AND THE ORDER OF CHRIST


BRUNSWICK - THE ORDER OF HENRY THE LION
BRUNSWICK - THE CROSS OF MERIT


DENMARK - THE ORDER OF THE ELEPHANT
DENMARK - THE ORDER OF THE DANNEBORG
DENMARK - THE DECORATIONS OF HONOUR


FRANCE - THE ORDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR
FRANCE - THE CROSS OF JULY
FRANCE - THE MEDAL OF JULY
FRANCE - THE MILITARY MEDAL
FRANCE - THE SAINT HELENA MEDAL


GREAT-BRITAIN - THE ORDER OF THE GARTER
GREAT-BRITAIN - THE MOST ANCIENT AND MOST NOBLE ORDER OF THE THISTLE
GREAT-BRITAIN - THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS ORDER OF SAINT PATRICK
GREAT-BRITAIN - THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH






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