ORDER OF WEAR ORDERS, DECORATIONS AND MEDALS IN NEW ZEALAND 1 June 2011 Governor-General The following list shows the sequence in which the insignia of Orders, and Decorations and Medals should be worn in New Zealand. It in no way affects the precedence conferred by the Statutes of certain Orders upon the members thereof. Post-nominal letters should be shown in the same sequence as the following “Order of Wear” except in the case of Baronets. Distinctive New Zealand honours are shown in bold. SPECIAL AWARDS: Victoria Cross for New Zealand V.C. New Zealand Cross N.Z.C. George Cross G.C. ORDERS OF CHIVALRY AND OTHER ORDERS AND AWARDS Knight or Lady of the Order of the Garter K.G. or L.G. (not worn in miniature and the ribbon is not worn with undress uniform) Knight or Lady of the Order of the Thistle K.T. or L.T. (not worn in miniature and the ribbon is not worn with undress uniform) Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath 1 G.C.B. Member of the Order of Merit O.M. (not worn in miniature) Member of The Order of New Zealand O.N.Z. (not worn in miniature) Baronet’s Badge (Bt. or Bart.) Worn suspended round the neck by a ribbon in the same manner as the neck badge of an Order. It is not worn in miniature and the ribbon is not worn with undress uniform. The letters “Bt.” or “Bart.” are shown directly after the surname before all other post- nominal letters. Knight or Dame Grand Companion and Principal Companion of G.N.Z.M. and The New Zealand Order of Merit 1 P.C.N.Z.M. Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George1 G.C.M.G. Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order 1 G.C.V.O. Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire 1, 2 G.B.E. Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour C.H. (not worn in miniature) Knight or Dame Companion and Distinguished Companion of K.N.Z.M. or D.N.Z.M. The New Zealand Order of Merit 1 and D.C.N.Z.M. Knight or Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath 1 K.C.B. or D.C.B. Knight or Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George1 K.C.M.G. or D.C.M.G. 1 See Note 1 2 See Note 2 2 Knight or Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1 K.C.V.O. or D.C.V.O. Knight or Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1, 2 K.B.E. or D.B.E. Knight Bachelor’s Badge A Knight Bachelor may wear both the neck badge (received at an Investiture) and breast badge (purchased) at the same time. The neck badge is worn suspended round the neck by a ribbon in the same manner as the neck badge of an Order and the breast badge on the left side of the coat like the star of an Order. (There are no post-nominal letters for a Knight Bachelor.) Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit 1 C.N.Z.M. Companion of the Order of the Bath 1 C.B. Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George 1 C.M.G. Commander of the Royal Victorian Order 1 C.V.O. Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1, 2 C.B.E. New Zealand Gallantry Star N.Z.G.S. New Zealand Bravery Star N.Z.B.S. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order D.S.O. Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order 1 L.V.O. Companion of The Queen’s Service Order Q.S.O. Officer of The New Zealand Order of Merit 1 O.N.Z.M. Officer of the Order of the British Empire 1, 2 O.B.E. Companion of the Imperial Service Order I.S.O. Member of the Royal Victorian Order M.V.O. Member of The New Zealand Order of Merit M.N.Z.M. Member of the Order of the British Empire 2 M.B.E. DECORATIONS: New Zealand Gallantry Decoration N.Z.G.D. New Zealand Bravery Decoration N.Z.B.D. Royal Red Cross, (1st Class or Member) R.R.C. Distinguished Service Cross D.S.C. Military Cross M.C. Distinguished Flying Cross D.F.C. Air Force Cross A.F.C. Royal Red Cross, (2nd Class or Associate) A.R.R.C. ORDER OF ST JOHN (Six grades): I Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross G.C.St.J. II Knight or Dame of Justice or Grace K.St.J. or D.St.J. III Chaplain Ch.St.J. III Commander C.St.J. IV Officer O.St.J. V Member3 M.St.J. VI Esquire Esq.St.J. 31 See Note 1 2 See Note 2 3 Prior to 1 January 2007, Member (M.St.J.) was designated Serving Brother (S.B.St.J.) or Serving Sister (S.S.St.J.) 3 MEDALS FOR GALLANTRY AND BRAVERY: Distinguished Conduct Medal D.C.M. Conspicuous Gallantry Medal C.G.M. George Medal G.M. Distinguished Service Medal D.S.M. Military Medal M.M. Distinguished Flying Medal D.F.M. Air Force Medal A.F.M. Queen’s Gallantry Medal Q.G.M. New Zealand Gallantry Medal N.Z.G.M. New Zealand Bravery Medal N.Z.B.M. MEDALS FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE: Royal Victorian Medal (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) R.V.M. Queen’s Service Medal Q.S.M. New Zealand Antarctic Medal N.Z.A.M. New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration D.S.D. British Empire Medal 1 B.E.M. Queen’s Police Medal, for Distinguished Service Q.P.M. Queen’s Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service Q.F.S.M. CAMPAIGN (including war, operational and peacekeeping) MEDALS (Worn in order of date of participation in campaign or operation for which awarded)2 NEW ZEALAND SPECIAL SERVICE MEDAL (Worn in order of date of award)3 POLAR MEDAL (Worn in order of date of award) JUBILEE, CORONATION AND NEW ZEALAND COMMEMORATION MEDALS: King George VI’s Coronation Medal, 1937 Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation Medal, 1953 Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee Medal, 1977 Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal, 2002 New Zealand 1990 Commemoration Medal New Zealand Suffrage Centennial Medal 1993 EFFICIENCY AND LONG SERVICE DECORATIONS AND MEDALS: New Zealand Meritorious Service Medal (formerly the Medal for Meritorious Service awarded only to members of the New Zealand Army) New Zealand Armed Forces Award New Zealand Army Long Service and Good Conduct Medal (formerly the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal, Military) Royal New Zealand Navy Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Royal New Zealand Air Force Long Service and Good Conduct Medal New Zealand Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal New Zealand Fire Brigades Long Service and Good Conduct Medal New Zealand Prison Service Medal New Zealand Traffic Service Medal New Zealand Customs Service Medal 1See Note 2 2See Note 3 3See Note 3 (vi) 4 Efficiency Decoration E.D. Efficiency Medal Royal New Zealand Naval Reserve Decoration R.D. Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Decoration V.R.D. Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service and Good Conduct Medal Air Efficiency Award A.E. (Post-nominal letters may be used only when awarded to officers) Queen’s Medal (For champion shots of the New Zealand Naval Forces) Queen’s Medal (For champion shots of the Military Forces) Queen’s Medal (For champion shots of the Air Forces) Cadet Forces Medal New Zealand Defence Service Medal Rhodesia Medal (1980) COMMONWEALTH INDEPENDENCE MEDALS: (Applies only to those instituted by the Sovereign. Worn in order of date of award.) MISCELLANEOUS MEDALS: Service Medal of The Order of St John COMMONWEALTH AWARDS – (Instituted by the Sovereign as Head of State, other than in right of New Zealand or the United Kingdom): These awards may only be worn when the Sovereign’s permission has been given.1 Worn in order of date of award. At the discretion of the holder, a Commonwealth award may be worn in a position comparable to, but following, the equivalent New Zealand or British Order, Decoration or Medal. Orders – (In order of date of award) . Decorations – (In order of date of award) . Medals – (In order of date of award) OTHER COMMONWEALTH AWARDS – (Instituted by Commonwealth countries of which the Sovereign is not Head of State): Instituted since 1949, otherwise than by the Sovereign, and awards by the states of Malaysia and the State of Brunei. Worn in order of date of award. These awards may only be worn when The Sovereign’s permission has been given.1 . Orders – (In order of date of award) . Decorations – (In order of date of award) . Medals – (In order of date of award) FOREIGN AWARDS: These awards may only be worn when the Sovereign’s permission has been given.1 . Orders – (In order of date of award) . Decorations – (In order of date of award) . Medals – (In order of date of award) ____________________________ 1See Note 5 5 NOTES 1. Orders of Chivalry and other Orders The ribbons of Orders, when the ribbon alone is worn, will be of the width of the ribbon of the Membership (5th class or 5th level) of the Order. If there is no Membership class the ribbon will be of the width of the ribbon of the Companionship (3rd class or 3rd level) of the Order.