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Raj Ratna (also Raj Ratan or Rajya Ratna;literally Gem of the Raj) was a title of high honour, a civilian award, which was prevalent in the of India during the British Raj.
The second-highest civilian award was the Raj Bhushan (literally Ornament of the Raj), which was given with a silver coin medallion.
The titles and awards of Raj Ratna and Raj Bhushan came to an end around 1949, with the amalgamation of almost all of the princely states into the Dominion of India. The highest civilian award in modern India is the Bharat Ratna, followed by the Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan, and Padma Shri.
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