THE IMPERIAL ORDER

OF THE

DRAGON OF ANNAM

(Illustration by; Clyde Webb, Imperial Court Herald>

His Imperial Majesty the Emperor Dong-Khanh of Vietnam established the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam on 14 March 1886 at the Imperial City of Hue. The Order is the Real, Personal, and Dynastic property of the Imperial Nguyen Dynasty. As a consequence of French Colonial control of Indochina, the Government of France reserved the right to bestow this honour. Awards made by the Government of France were processed through the Legion of Honour and recipients were awarded the insignia with a different colour and pattern of ribbon. The Right of the French Government, in this matter, has been long extinguished. The Order was divided into five classes (Grand Cordon, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer and Chevalier)for men and into three classes for women (Dame Grand Cordon, Dame Commander and Dame). The design is a single sided eight-pointed star with faceted rays; the center is a blue oval medallion with Chinese calligraphy in gold encircled by a red riband. The star is suspended from the Imperial crown held by a green dragon facing left. In 2002 the Order was re-affirmed, solely, as a dynastic Order of the Imperial Nguyen Dynasty of Viet Nam.

Certificate for an Officer of the Order

GRAND MASTER

Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam

Prince Boa Vang

His Imperial Highness Prince Boa Vang, son of His Imperial Majesty the late Emperor Duy Tan of Vietnam, has been appointed to the Grand Mastership of the Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam

The Grand Master of the Order would wear the insignia of a Grand Cordon and the insignia of a Chevalier together.

PLACQUE (STAR) GRAND CORDON

The Plaque (Star)of the Order of the Dragon of Annam is a star of sixteen faceted points radiating from a central oval of blue enamel bordered with a band of red enamel. On the oval in gold are the four Vietnamese ideograms representing the words DONG-KHANH HOANG-DE. A dragon in green enamel is wrapped around the central oval. The Sash made of silk, in the colors of the Order, to be worn from the right shoulder to the left hip, and measuring 100 mm in width, fastened with a bow, from which is pendant the Badge of the Order measuring 65 mm wide, with a superimposed gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon. The sash of the Order shall be worn over the right shoulder with the badge of the Order pendent over the left hip.

Miniature: a 14 mm Badge of the Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon pendant from a 12 mm silk ribbon with rosette of the Order�s colors on a piece of gold bullion, 12 mm wide.

Rosette: a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon in the center of a rosette, 10 mm, of the Order�s colors on a piece of gold bullion, 12 mm wide

For Dames Grand Cordon the Sash is to be worn from the right shoulder to the left hip. It is 50 mm wide in silk of the colors of Our Order; fastened at the hip with a bow and serrated gold trim, with a 65 mm Badge of Our Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown and surmounted by a green enamel dragon. The Miniature is 14 mm wide Badge of the Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon, pendant from a silk ribbon of the colors of the Order in a bow made of silk ribbon in the colors of the Order 12 mm wide and trimmed with serrated gold.

Plaque(Star)of the Grand Cross ..~.. Plaque(Star)of the Grand Officer

Grand Officer

The Neck ribbon is made of silk in the Order�s colors 50 mm wide with a 65 mm wide Badge of the Order, surmounted by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon.

The Plaque consists of sixteen groups of faceted silver rays measuring 105 mm in diameter.

The Miniature is a 14 mm Badge of the Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon pendant from a 12 mm silk ribbon with 10 mm wide rosette of the Order�s colors on a piece of gold bullion,12 mm wide.

The Rosette is a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon in the center of a 10 mm wide rosette of the Order�s colors on a piece of bullion half gold and half silver, 12 mm wide.

CLOSE UP - NECK MEDAL

COMMANDER - FRENCH ISSUE

COMMANDER - EARLY VIETNAMESE ISSUE

COMMANDER

The Neck ribbon is made of silk in the Order�s colors 50 mm wide with a 65 mm wide Badge of the Order, surmounted by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon.

The Miniature is a 14 mm Badge of the Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon pendant from a 12 mm silk ribbon with a 10 mm wide rosette of Our Order�s colors on a piece of silver bullion, 12 mm wide.

The Rosette is a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon in the center of a 10 mm wide rosette of Our Order�s colors on a piece of silver bullion, 12 mm wide. For Dame Commanders the insignia is worn on a Bow, made of 30 mm wide silk in the colors of Our Order with a 45 mm wide Badge of Our Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon. The Miniature is a 14 mm Badge of the Order, ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon, pendant from a silk ribbon in the Order�s colors with a 12 mm wide bow.

OFFICER - FRENCH ISSUE

OFFICER

The Chest ribbonis made of silk in Our Order�s colors 30 mm wide, bearing a rosette 25 mm wide suspending the Badge of the Order, 45 mm wide, ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon.

The Miniature is a 14 mm Badge of the Order ensigned by a gold Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon pendant from a 12 mm silk ribbon with a rosette 10 mm wide, of the Order�s colors.

The Rosette is a gold Imperial crown surmounted with a dragon in green enamel at the center of a silk of the Order�s colors 10 mm wide.

CHEVALIER (MEMBER)

The Chest ribbon is made of silk of the Order�s colors with a Badge of Our Order, 45 mm wide, ensigned by an Imperial crown and a green enamel dragon, 30 mm wide.

The Miniature is a 14 mm badge of the Order with a silver Imperial crown and green enamel dragon from a 12 mm silk ribbon of the Order�s colors.

The Rosette is made of silk of the Order�s colors, 10 mm wide.

For a Dame the insignia is suspended from a Bow, made of 35 mm wide silk in the colors of the Order with a 45 mm wide Badge of the Order ensigned by a silver Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon. The Miniature is a 14 mm Badge of the Order, ensigned by a silver Imperial crown surmounted by a green enamel dragon, pendant from a silk ribbon of the Order�s colors with a 12 mm wide bow.

FRENCH CERTIFICATE

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