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Knight Grand Cross (GCH). Received a collar chain and badge, a star worn on the left breast, and a badge worn from sash over the right shoulder. [2] Knight Commander (KCH). A neck badge worn from a ribbon, with a breast star, smaller than that for the GCH. [2] Knight (KH). Wore the badge on the left breast. Versions in both gold and silver were ...
Unit number. 9. Neck (bezel) 10. Fringe [clarification needed] Epaulette (/ ˈɛpəlɛt /; also spelled epaulet) [1] is a type of ornamental shoulder piece or decoration used as insignia of rank by armed forces and other organizations. Flexible metal epaulettes (usually made from brass) are referred to as shoulder scales.
All newly created knights in the UK are dubbed on both shoulders with a sword by the monarch or the prince delegated by them. In the first example, the "knight-elect" kneels in front of the monarch on a knighting-stool. [1] First, the monarch lays the side of the sword's blade onto the accolade's right shoulder. [1]
Badge of the Order embroidered onto the left shoulder of a Knight's blue velvet mantle Henry of Grosmont, Earl (later Duke) of Lancaster (d. 1361), the second appointee of the Order, shown wearing a tabard displaying the royal arms of England over which is his blue mantle or garter robe.
Commander's Cross, Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen Gen. Géza Fejérváry, eventual Prime Minister of Hungary (and Grand Cross knight), wearing the Knight Commander's cross about his neck, ca 1894 Knight Commander of the Royal Hungarian Order of Saint Stephen. The lesser decoration worn on a Knight's Cross was authorized during the Great ...
Order of the Thistle. The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The current version of the order was founded in 1687 by King James VII of Scotland, who asserted that he was reviving an earlier order. The order consists of the sovereign and sixteen knights and ladies, as well as ...
The Order of the Dannebrog (Danish: Dannebrogordenen) [3] is a Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V.Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, [4] who formed a single class known as White Knights to distinguish them from the Blue Knights who were members of the Order of the Elephant. [5]
The Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz (Portuguese: Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis, pronounced), previously to 1910 Royal Military Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz (Portuguese: Real Ordem Militar de São Bento de Avis), previously to 1789 Knights (of the Order) of Saint Benedict of Aviz (Portuguese: Ordem de São Bento de Avis) or Friars of Santa Maria of Évora, is a Portuguese ...