This article concerns the orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms awarded by the sovereign in right of each nation.
Awards are listed by order of wear.
Antigua and Barbuda
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Order of the National Hero
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Order of the Nation
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Order of Merit
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Order of Princely Heritage
Australia
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Order of Australia
The Bahamas
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The Order of National Hero
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The Order of the Nation
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The Order of The Bahamas
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The Order of Excellence
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The Order of Distinction
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The Order of Merit
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The Order of Lignum Vitae
Belize
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Order of the National Hero
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Order of Belize
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Order of Distinction
Canada
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Order of Canada
The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit.
To coincide with the c ...
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Order of Military Merit
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Order of Merit of the Police Forces
Grenada
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Order of the National Hero
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Order of Grenada
Jamaica
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Order of National Hero
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Order of the Nation
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Order of Excellence
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Order of Merit
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Order of Jamaica
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Order of Distinction
New Zealand
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Order of New Zealand
The Order of New Zealand is the highest honour in the New Zealand royal honours system, created "to recognise outstanding service to the Crown and people of New Zealand in a civil or military capacity". It was instituted by royal warrant on 6 F ...
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New Zealand Order of Merit
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Queen's Service Order
Papua New Guinea
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Order of Logohu
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Order of the Star of Melanesia
Solomon Islands
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Order of the Solomon Islands
The Order of the Solomon Islands is an Order of Merit of the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is an island country consisting of six major islands and over 900 smaller islands in Oceania, to the east of Papua New Guinea and north-west of ...
St. Christopher and Nevis
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Order of St Christopher and Nevis
The Order of St Christopher and Nevis is an Order of Merit of St. Christopher and Nevis. Instituted in 2005, it is awarded to visiting heads of state and other representatives of nations which have made substantial contributions to St Christophe ...
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Order of the National Hero
Saint Lucia
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Order of Saint Lucia
Tuvalu
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Tuvalu Order of Merit
The Tuvalu Order of Merit is an order of merit of Tuvalu. It was founded on 1 October 2016, on the 38th anniversary of Tuvaluan independence; with $30,000 for the award allocated in the Tuvalu 2017 National Budget.
Discussion of award
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United Kingdom
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Order of the Garter
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Order of the Thistle
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Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate medieval ceremony for appointing a knight, which involved bathing (as a symbol of purification) as ...
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Order of Merit
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Order of St Michael and St George
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Royal Victorian Order
The Royal Victorian Order (french: Ordre royal de Victoria) is a dynastic order of knighthood established in 1896 by Queen Victoria. It recognises distinguished personal service to the British monarch, Canadian monarch, Australian monarch, ...
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations,
and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...
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Order of the Companions of Honour
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Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, as well as formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typi ...
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Imperial Service Order
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Royal Victorian Chain
Former
Barbados
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Order of Barbados
See also
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Australia
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Australian Honours Order of Precedence
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Order of Barbados
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Canada
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Canadian order of precedence (decorations and medals)
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Fijian honours system
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Jamaican honours system
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Orders, decorations, and medals of New Zealand
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New Zealand Honours Order of Precedence
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Orders, decorations, and medals of Papua New Guinea
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Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom order of precedence
The order of precedence in the United Kingdom is the sequential hierarchy for Peers of the Realm, officers of state, senior members of the clergy, holders of the various Orders of Chivalry and other persons in the three legal jurisdictions within ...
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Good Conduct stripe
The Good-Conduct stripe was a British Army award for good conduct during service in the Regular Army by an enlisted man. The insignia was a points-up chevron of NCO's lace worn on the lower sleeve of the uniform jacket. It was given to Privates a ...
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List of post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, office, or honour.
An individual may use several different sets of post-nominal letters. Honours are listed first in descending ...
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The Society of the Friends of St George's and Descendants of the Knights of the Garter
References
External links
New Zealand Honours—Order of Wear
{{Canadian Honours System
Commonwealth realms
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Post-nominal letters