Necklet

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A necklet is a type of state decoration which is designed to be worn and displayed around a person's neck, rather than hung (draped) from the chest as is the standard practice for displaying most decorations.

In the Middle Ages most order's insignias were worn on a collar – see livery collar. Later, in the 16th century the insignia of the French Order of the Holy Spirit were worn on a ribbon. When, in the late 17th century, orders were divided into several classes, the cross on a ribbon around the neck became the privilege of a commander. A decoration in that rank is usually awarded to high-ranking officials like brigadiers, consuls and secretaries of State.

A woman usually wears her commander's cross on a bow on the shoulder of her dress.

In chivalric orders like the Order of Malta or the Teutonic Order the insignia of the knights is worn hanging from a ribbon around the neck. The same is true of the Order of the Golden Fleece."Orders medals and decorations of Britain and Europe", Paul Hieronymussen, London 1967

In the 19th century it was not unusual to wear a Grand Cross, normally hanging from a ribbon over the shoulder to the hip as on a necklet when this was considered more convenient or when another Grand Cross was worn.

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Select list of badges suspended from neck riband Some nations confer honors which are signified in the form of a badge which is worn suspended from a ribbon (also known as riband or ribband) around the neck, including:

Bharat Ratna		Highest civilian decoration of India.
Order of the British Empire		Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.
Royal Victorian Order		Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.
Order of Merit
Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of St. John		Ranks of Commander or higher.
Legion of Honour		Rank of Commander.
Order of the Defender of the Realm		Rank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia
Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia
Order of Merit
Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang	,	Rank of Companion
Order of the Crown of Perlis	,	Rank of Companion
Order of Prince Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis
Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak	,	Rank of Companion and Officer, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)
Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak
Order of Kinabalu	,	Rank of Companion or below
July 1 Medal		Awarded by the Chinese Communist Party
August 1 Medal		Not to be confused with the order with the same name established in 1955
Military William Order		Military Order of William , official website; Grand Cross, worn without ribbon on the left breast or around the neck on a 55 millimetre wide ribbon, or as a sash.
Order of the Netherlands Lion		Order of the Netherlands Lion , official website; Commander, hangs from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neck
Order of Orange-Nassau		Order of Orange Nassau , official website; Grand Officer, hanging from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neck
Pour le Mérite	,	Pour le Mérite; n.b., 1667, cross was worn around the neck from a long black, "watered ribbon"
Grand Cross of the Iron Cross	, &	Consists of the 1813 Grand Cross, 1870 Grand Cross, 1914 Grand Cross and 1938 Grand Cross
Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross
German Order		Awarded by the Nazi Party
Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary		Ranks of Commander's Cross with star and Commander's Cross.
Royal Order of Sahametrei		Rank of Commander.
Order of Canada		Ranks of Companion or Officer.
Order of Ontario
Medal of Honor		Highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. Medal of Honor, official website
Legion of Merit		If at the rank of Commander. The Legion of Merit is awarded in degrees only to foreign nationals and its neck order is thus not available to U.S. citizens.USAMilitaryMedals.com: Legion of Merit Medal Ribbon; n.b., The Legion of Merit is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor), and the only United States decoration which may be issued in award degrees (much like an Order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit).
Presidential Medal of Freedom
Texas Medal of Valor
Surgeon General's Medallion
George Washington Spymaster Award
Order of Australia		If rank of Officer or higher.
Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Order of the Crown of Thailand		Second Class and Third Class.
Order of the White Elephant
Order of the Direkgunabhorn
Order of Ramkeerati
Order of Chula Chom Klao		Second Class (Grand Commander and Knight Commander).
Order of Rama		Second Class and Third Class.
Order of the Rising Sun		Second Class and Third Class.
Order of the Sacred Treasure
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise		Second Class and Third Class.
Order of Merit		First class.
Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky		First class.
Order of Liberty

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See also

• Order
• Order of chivalry
• Order of merit
• Collar (order)

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Notes

• Duckers, Peter. (2004). British orders and decorations. Princes Risborough : Shire. ;
• Paul Hieronymussen, Paul and Christine Crowley. (1967). Orders, medals and decorations of Britain and Europe. London: Blandford Press.
• McCreery, Christopher. 2005). The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History and Development. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ;
• Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States. San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. ;

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External links

• Collars of Orders of Knighthood and Livery Collars

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