Orders, decorations, and medals of the Commonwealth realms

Awards

Orders of Commonwealth countries.

Awards are listed by order of wear.

Antigua and Barbuda

Order of the National Hero^[1]
Order of the Nation^[1]
Order of Merit^[1]
Order of Princely Heritage^[1]

Australia

Order of Australia

The Bahamas

Order of the National Hero
Order of the Nation
Order of The Bahamas
Order of Excellence
Order of Distinction
Order of Merit
Order of Lignum Vitae^[2]

Belize

Order of the National Hero^[3]
Order of Belize^[3]
Order of Distinction^[3]

Canada

Order of Canada
Order of Military Merit
Order of Merit of the Police Forces

Grenada

Order of the National Hero
Order of Grenada

Jamaica

Order of National Hero
Order of the Nation
Order of Excellence
Order of Merit
Order of Jamaica
Order of Distinction

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Order of Logohu
Order of the Star of Melanesia

Solomon Islands

Order of the Solomon Islands

St. Christopher and Nevis

Order of St Christopher and Nevis
Order of the National Hero

Saint Lucia

Order of Saint Lucia^[4]

Tuvalu

Tuvalu Order of Merit

United Kingdom

Former

Barbados

Order of Barbados

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "No. 23 of 1998. The National Honours Act, 1998" (PDF). Parliament of Antigua and Barbuda. 31 December 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
^ "Supplement Part 1: Official Gazette The Bahamas" (PDF). Government of the Bahamas. 28 January 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "NATIONAL HONOURS AND AWARDS ACT CHAPTER 162" (PDF). THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF BELIZE REVISED EDITION 2000. Government Printer. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 3 December 2011.
^ "Order of Saint Lucia". Stlucia.gov.lc. Retrieved 3 December 2011.

External links

New Zealand Honours—Order of Wear
Guide to the Position of Letters after the Name Archived 25 May 2005 at the Wayback Machine

Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

Orders

Current

Royal family orders	George VI Elizabeth II

Dormant

Defunct

Royal Guelphic

Royal family orders	George IV Victoria & Albert Edward VII George V

Other

Current
decorations
and medals

Level 1	Victoria Cross George Cross
Level 2A	Distinguished Service Order Conspicuous Gallantry Cross Royal Red Cross (class I)
Level 2B	George Medal King's Police Medal, for Gallantry King's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry
Level 3A	Distinguished Service Cross Military Cross Distinguished Flying Cross Air Force Cross Royal Red Cross (class II)
Level 3B	Sea Gallantry Medal King's Gallantry Medal Royal Victorian Medal British Empire Medal King’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service King's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service King's Ambulance Service Medal King's Volunteer Reserves Medal Polar Medal Imperial Service Medal Overseas Territories Police Medal Merchant Navy Medal for Meritorious Service
Level 4	Mentioned in Despatches King's Commendation for Bravery King's Commendation for Bravery in the Air King's Commendation for Valuable Service
Other	Badge of Honour Elizabeth Cross

Obsolete
decorations
and medals

Level 1	Indian Order of Merit (1st class) Albert Medal (1st class) Edward Medal (1st class) Empire Gallantry Medal
Level 2A	Indian Order of Merit (2nd class) Distinguished Conduct Medal Conspicuous Gallantry Medal Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)
Level 2B	Albert Medal (2nd class) Edward Medal (2nd class) Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold
Level 3A	Order of British India (1st class) Order of British India (2nd class) Indian Order of Merit (3rd class) Title Badge (India) (1st class) Title Badge (India) (2nd class) Title Badge (India) (3rd class) Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal Indian Distinguished Service Medal Distinguished Service Medal Military Medal Distinguished Flying Medal Air Force Medal Burma Gallantry Medal
Level 3B	Constabulary Medal (Ireland) Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Silver Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry Mauritius Police Medal for Meritorious Service Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry Canada Medal Queen's Medal for Chiefs Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service
Level 4	Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

See also: Order of Wear; British campaign medals; Degradation (knighthood); Revocations

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