The Dominica Award of Honour is a decoration of the

Commonwealth of Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

. Created in 1967, it is the highest honour presented by the President of the Commonwealth of Dominica on behalf of the state.

Insignia

The badge of the Dominica Award of Honour is an oval-shaped golden coloured medallion. The outer ring of the medallion bears the inscription in relief ''THE DOMINICA AWARD OF HONOUR''. The center of the medallion is depicts the

Coat of arms of Dominica The coat of arms of Dominica was adopted on July 21, 1961. It consists of a shield with two guardian sisserou parrots bracing the shield atop of which is a lion passant. The quarters of the shield depict a canoe, a banana tree, a palm and a frog ...

. The area around the coat of arms and the outer ring is cut out. The badge is suspended from a ring attached at the top, and hangs from a yellow ribbon with a center stripe of black bordered on its outside by white. Grades : one, rank of member

Notable recipients

* CARICOM * Fidel Castro *

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

Nicholas Liverpool Nicholas Joseph Orville Liverpool (9 September 1934 – 1 June 2015) was a politician and jurist from Dominica who served as the sixth President of Dominica from 2 October 2003 to 17 September 2012. Biography In 1957, Liverpool entered the U ...

* Crispin Sorhaindo * Eliud Williams * HRH Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro

References

{{reflist Orders, decorations, and medals of Dominica Awards established in 1967