Dominica Award of Honor

Ribbon

The Dominica Award of Honor is an award from the Commonwealth of Dominica . The order was created in 1967 and is the highest honor bestowed by the President of Dominica.

Shape, material and manufacture

The order is an oval gold-colored medal. The inscription THE DOMINICA AWARD OF HONOR is engraved on an outer ring . The center of the medallion shows the stamped Dominica coat of arms .

The medallion hangs on a ring that attaches it to a yellow ribbon, which is decorated with a central black stripe with a white border. DAH is used as an abbreviation for names.

Another, lower award is the Sisserou Award of Honor .

Previous carriers

Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
Fidel Castro
Elizabeth II
Nicholas Liverpool
Crispin Sorhaindo
Eliud Williams
Prince Carlo, Duke of Castro (HRH Prince Charles of Bourbon Two Sicilies, Duke of Castro)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Dominica - Award of Honor. Royal Collection .
^ Richard Allsopp: Dictionary of Caribbean English usage. Univ. of the West Indies Press, Kingston, Jamaica 2003, ISBN 976-640-145-4 , p. 187.
^ Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica: Meritorious Service Honors Act, Chapter 7:09 PM. Revised Laws of Dominica 1990, Acts & Statutory Rules and Orders 1991–2009.
↑ Eluid Williams receives nation's highest award. Dominica News Online, May 8, 2013.
↑ Duke of Castro. Dominica News Online November 13, 2013.

[royalcollection-1] Dominica - Award of Honor. Royal Collection .

[2] Richard Allsopp: Dictionary of Caribbean English usage. Univ. of the West Indies Press, Kingston, Jamaica 2003, ISBN 976-640-145-4 , p. 187.

[chap19:09-3] Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica: Meritorious Service Honors Act, Chapter 7:09 PM. Revised Laws of Dominica 1990, Acts & Statutory Rules and Orders 1991–2009.

[4] Eluid Williams receives nation's highest award. Dominica News Online, May 8, 2013.

[5] Duke of Castro. Dominica News Online November 13, 2013.