Order of the Oak Crown

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The Order of the Oak Crown ( fr. : Ordre de la couronne de chêne ) was born on 29 December 1841 by King William II of the Netherlands. And in personal union Grand Duke of Luxembourg donated as a Luxembourg civil and military Order of Merit. It can also be awarded to foreigners.

Order classes

Grand Cross
Star to the Grand Cross

Originally the order was donated in four classes and on February 5, 1858, a further class (officer) and a medal of merit were added in three stages:

Order decoration

The medal is a white enameled gold paw cross . In the center of the green enamelled medallion , which is enclosed by a wide golden ring, the initial W (Wilhelm) surmounted by a crown . The same medallion can be seen on the reverse.

The officer's cross also bears a golden oak wreath running under the cross arms .

The breast star of the first two classes was a Maltese cross until 1858 , on which the medallion described above rests. Enclosed by a red enamelled ring with the golden inscription JE MAINTIENDRAI (I will receive), the motto of the House of Nassau-Orange and surrounded by a dense oak wreath tied at the bottom. Since 1858, the decoration of the grand cross has been made up of an eight-pointed breast star.

The bronze medal is octagonal and gold-plated or silver-plated in the corresponding stages. It shows the Cross of the Order described above. On the back there is an oak wreath tied together at the bottom.

Ribbon and way of wearing

The Grand Cross is carried with a sash from the right shoulder to the left hip and a silver-gilt breast star . Grand officers and commanders wear the decoration as a neck medal , grand officers also wear a breast star. Officer, knight and bearer of the medal of merit decorate the medal on the ribbon on the left side of the chest, with a rosette attached to the officer's ribbon.

The ribbon is orange-yellow with a dark green central and two side stripes.

Others

The correct German name for the order is Order of the Oak Crown .

The Order of the Oak Crown ranks second in the order system of the Grand Duchy behind the Order of the Golden Lion of the House of Nassau.

If the owner dies or if a higher class is awarded, the insignia of the order must be returned.

literature

  • Jean Schoos : The orders and decorations of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the former Duchy of Nassau in the past and present. Sankt-Paulus-Druckerei, Luxemburg 1990, ISBN 2-87963-048-7 .
  • Maximilian Gritzner : Handbook of the knight and merit orders of all civilized states in the world. Leipzig 1893.

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