Necklet

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A necklet is a type of decoration which is designed to be worn and displayed around a person's neck, rather than hung (draped) from the chest as is the standard practice for displaying most decorations.

In the Middle Ages most order's insignias were worn on a collar – see livery collar. Later, in the 16th century the insignia of the French Order of the Holy Spirit were worn on a ribbon. When, in the late 17th century, orders were divided into several classes, the cross on a ribbon around the neck became the privilege of a commander. A decoration in that rank is usually awarded to high-ranking officials like brigadiers, consuls and secretaries of State.

A woman usually wears her commander's cross on a bow on the shoulder of her dress{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}.

In chivalric orders like the Order of Malta or the Teutonic Order the insignia of the knights is worn hanging from a ribbon around the neck. The same is true of the Order of the Golden Fleece."Orders medals and decorations of Britain and Europe", Paul Hieronymussen, London 1967

In the 19th century it was not unusual to wear a Grand Cross, normally hanging from a ribbon over the shoulder to the hip as on a necklet when this was considered more convenient or when another Grand Cross was worn.

Select list of badges suspended from neck riband

Some nations confer honors which are signified in the form of a badge which is worn suspended from a ribbon (also known as riband or ribband) around the neck, including:

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Bharat Ratna

|{{IND}}

|Highest civilian decoration of India.

Order of the British Empire

| rowspan="5" |{{UK}}

|Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.

Royal Victorian Order

|Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.

Order of Merit

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Order of the Companions of Honour

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Order of St. John

|Ranks of Commander or higher.

Legion of Honour

|{{FRA}}

|Rank of Commander.

Order of the Defender of the Realm

| rowspan="4" |{{MYS}}

| rowspan="3" |Rank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)

Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia
Order of Merit

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Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang

|{{flag|Pahang}},

{{MYS}}

|Rank of Companion

Order of the Crown of Perlis

| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Perlis}},

{{MYS}}

| rowspan="2" |Rank of Companion

Order of Prince Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis
Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak

| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Sarawak}},

{{MYS}}

| rowspan="2" |Rank of Companion and Officer, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)

Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
Order of Kinabalu

|{{flag|Sabah}},

{{MYS}}

|Rank of Companion or below

July 1 Medal

| rowspan="2" |{{CHN}}

|Awarded by the Chinese Communist Party

August 1 Medal

|Not to be confused with the order with the same name established in 1955

Military William Order

| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Netherlands}}

|[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html Military Order of William] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063059/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html |date=2011-07-16 }}, official website; [http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/versierselen/ridder_grootkruis.html Grand Cross], worn without ribbon on the left breast or around the neck on a 55 millimetre wide ribbon, or as a sash.

Order of the Netherlands Lion

|[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_nederlandse_leeuw/index.html Order of the Netherlands Lion] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831230830/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_nederlandse_leeuw/index.html |date=2009-08-31 }}, official website; [http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_nederlandse_leeuw/versierselen/commandeur.html Commander], hangs from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neck

Order of Orange-Nassau

|[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_oranje_nassau/index.html Order of Orange Nassau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310070358/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_oranje_nassau/index.html |date=2010-03-10 }}, official website; [http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_oranje_nassau/versierselen/grootofficier.html Grand Officer], hanging from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neck

Pour le Mérite

|{{flag|Prussia}}, {{flag|German Empire}}

|[http://www.pourlemerite.org/medals/medals.php Pour le Mérite]; n.b., 1667, cross was worn around the neck from a long black, "watered ribbon"

Grand Cross of the Iron Cross

|{{flag|Prussia}}, {{flag|German Empire}} & {{flag|Nazi Germany}}

|Consists of the 1813 Grand Cross, 1870 Grand Cross, 1914 Grand Cross and 1938 Grand Cross

Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

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Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross

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German Order

|Awarded by the Nazi Party

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary

|{{HUN}}

|Ranks of Commander's Cross with star and Commander's Cross.

Royal Order of Sahametrei

|{{CAM}}

|Rank of Commander.

Order of Canada

| rowspan="2" |{{CAN}}

|Ranks of Companion or Officer.

Order of Ontario

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Medal of Honor

| rowspan="6" |{{USA}}

|Highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070915041300/http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html Medal of Honor], official website

Legion of Merit

|If at the rank of Commander. The Legion of Merit is awarded in degrees only to foreign nationals and its neck order is thus not available to U.S. citizens.USAMilitaryMedals.com: [http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/legion-of-merit-medal-ribbon-p-93.html?ummID=61a788c5e06b73130f9b4ac4c0141d2d Legion of Merit Medal Ribbon]; n.b., The Legion of Merit is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor), and the only United States decoration which may be issued in award degrees (much like an Order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit).

Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Texas Medal of Valor

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Surgeon General's Medallion

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George Washington Spymaster Award

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Order of Australia

|{{AUS}}

|If rank of Officer or higher.{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/Order%20of%20Australia%20Booklet%20-%20Chapters%20-%20Fourteenth%20Edition%20-%202020%20.PDF|title=Order of Australia Booklet|date=September 2020|edition=14th}}

Order of the Holy Sepulchre

|{{VAT}}

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Order of the Crown of Thailand

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| rowspan="3" |Second Class and Third Class.

Order of the White Elephant
Order of the Direkgunabhorn
Order of Ramkeerati

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Order of Chula Chom Klao

|Second Class (Grand Commander and Knight Commander).

Order of Rama

|Second Class and Third Class.

Order of the Rising Sun

| rowspan="2" |{{JAP}}

| rowspan="2" |Second Class and Third Class.

Order of the Sacred Treasure
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise

| rowspan="4" |{{UKR}}

|Second Class and Third Class.

Order of Merit

|First class.

Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky

|First class.

Order of Liberty

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See also

Notes

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References

  • Duckers, Peter. (2004). British orders and decorations. Princes Risborough : Shire. {{ISBN|978-0-7478-0580-9}}; {{OCLC|55587484}}
  • Paul Hieronymussen, Paul and Christine Crowley. (1967). Orders, medals and decorations of Britain and Europe. London: Blandford Press. {{OCLC|431846008}}
  • McCreery, Christopher. 2005). The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History and Development. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. {{ISBN|978-0-8020-3940-8}}; {{OCLC|185201497}}
  • Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States. San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. {{ISBN|978-1-890974-09-1}}; {{OCLC|45437720}}