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The Netherlands never established a colonial order for the Dutch East Indies. The order of wear of Dutch Honours is published in the Official Gazette of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The orders, decorations and medals are listed in that order below.
Military awards and decorations of the Netherlands (6 C, 20 P) Orders of chivalry of the Netherlands (6 C, 10 P) D. Recipients of the Dutch Cross of Resistance (12 P) R.
This article serves as an index – as complete as possible – of all the honorific orders or similar decorations awarded by the Netherlands, classified by Monarchies chapter and Republics chapter, and, under each chapter, recipients' countries and the detailed list of recipients.
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion; Knight of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau; Princess Mabel: Recipient of the King Willem-Alexander Inauguration Medal; Grand Cross of the Order of the House of Orange; Prince Constantijn: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion; Knight of the Order of the ...
The Decoration for Order and Peace (Dutch: Ereteken voor Orde en Vrede) is a military award of the Netherlands. The medal was established on 12 December 1947 by royal decree of Queen Wilhelmina. The medal commemorates at least three months of service in the Dutch East Indies and adjacent waters during the Indonesian National Revolution.
The Order of the Netherlands Lion, also known as the Order of the Lion of the Netherlands (Dutch: De Orde van de Nederlandse Leeuw, French: L'Ordre du Lion Néerlandais) is a Dutch order of chivalry founded by William I of the Netherlands on 29 September 1815. The Order of the Netherlands Lion was until recently awarded to eminent individuals ...
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In 1940, the Order was awarded to soldiers who had served with extreme valour in the defence of the Netherlands from the invasion by Nazi-Germany. In 1944 and 1945, with the liberation of the Netherlands from German occupation, the Order was again awarded, this time to Dutch citizens as well as members of the Allied forces for deeds of gallantry.