Nepal Pratap Bhaskara
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Nepal Decoration of Honour
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| established = 25 December 1966
| firstawarded = In 1966 to King Mahendra of Nepal
| lastawarded = In 2001 to Queen Komal of Nepal
| total_awarded = 11 awarded till date
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| higher = Birendra Chain
| same = Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
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The Nepal Pratap Bhaskara ({{langx|ne|नेपाल प्रताप भास्कर}}) is a decoration of Nepal. It is also called as the Nepal Decoration of Honour. It is the highest honour of Nepal given to only foreign monarchs and Nepalese ruling sovereign.
History
It is instituted on 25 December 1966 by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.
Insignia
The ribbon of the order is blue with a white-edged red central stripe. It has a badge worn on the chest and one on the sash ribbon.
Grades
The Nepal Pratap Bhaskara has one grade: Member.
The decoration consists of the Sovereign (Parama-Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara), Grand Master (Ati-Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara), and ordinary members (Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara). Conferred on members of the Nepalese and foreign Royal houses.
Recipients
- King Mahendra of Nepal (1966)
- Queen Ratna of Nepal (1966)
- King Birendra of Nepal (1972)
- Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1975)
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain (1983)
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (1986)
- Queen Sirikit of Thailand (1986)
- Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1989)
- Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal (1995)
- King Gyanendra of Nepal (2001)
- Queen Komal of Nepal (2001)
References
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External links
- [http://www.medals.org.uk/nepal/nepal003.htm World Medals Index], Nepal: Nepal Pratap Bhaskara Decoration