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Grand Cordon – Typically conferred upon royals of the Imperial House of Japan, foreign royalty who are not reigning monarchs, certain foreign non-royal Heads of State, and select Japanese Prime Ministers. Until 1947, the Grand Cordon was often conferred upon eminent military officers of the rank of Marshal.
Queen Rania of Jordan : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (30.11.1999) [citation needed] Princess Alia bint Al Hussein , daughter of Queen Dina of Jordan , half-sister of Abdullah II of Jordan : Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown (3.1976) [ citation needed ]
Grand Cordon of the Order of the Precious Crown; Emperor Emeritus Akihito : Collar and Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum; Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun with the Paulownia Blossoms renamed Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers from 2003; Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure
The Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) or the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Rays (2nd class) are awarded to a person who has made outstanding achievements in his/her position as Minister of State, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Senior Vice-Minister, Vice Speaker of the House of Representatives, Vice President of ...
The grand cordon is the highest possible honour a Japanese citizen can be awarded during his or her lifetime. Aside from members of the Imperial Family, 53 Japanese citizens have been decorated with the grand cordon; of these, only 23 were living at the time of receipt.
Badge of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Paulownia Flowers Prince Naruhisa Kitashirakawa. The badge for the Order is a gilt cross with white enameled rays, bearing a central emblem of a red enameled sun disc surrounded by red rays, and with three paulownia blossoms between each arm of the cross.
The badge of the order is a gold oval medallion, with floral designs at its four ends; at the centre is an ancient Japanese crown on a blue background, surrounded by a red ring. It is suspended from a smaller badge, its design varies according to class, on a ribbon in yellow with red stripes near the borders, as a sash on the right shoulder for ...
The Order of the Sacred Treasure (瑞宝章, Zuihō-shō) is a Japanese order, established on 4 January 1888 by Emperor Meiji as the Order of Meiji. Originally awarded in eight classes (from 8th to 1st, in ascending order of importance), since 2003 it has been awarded in six classes, the lowest two medals being abolished that year.