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[[File:Apollo 13 with president Nixon.jpg|thumb|The [[Apollo 13]] crew, with [[Richard Nixon|President Nixon]], wearing their [[Presidential Medal of Freedom|Presidential Medals of Freedom]] on ribbons]]
[[File:Joly - Charles, grand-duc de Francfort, né le 8 février 1744..jpg|thumb|right|100 px|Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour worn on a ribbon.]]
[[File:Bertrand Bessières (1773-1854).jpg|thumb|right|100 px|Commander's cross of the Legion of Honour worn on a ribbon.]]

A '''necklet''' is a type of [[state decoration|decoration]] which is designed to be worn and displayed around a person's [[neck]], rather than hung (draped) from the [[chest]] as is the standard practice for displaying most decorations.

In the Middle Ages most order's insignias were worn on a [[collar (order)|collar]] – see [[livery collar]]. Later, in the 16th century the insignia of the French [[Order of the Holy Spirit]] were worn on a ribbon. When, in the late 17th century, orders were divided into several classes, the cross on a ribbon around the neck became the privilege of a commander. A decoration in that rank is usually awarded to high-ranking officials like brigadiers, consuls and secretaries of State.

A woman usually wears her commander's cross on a bow on the shoulder of her dress{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}.

In chivalric orders like the [[Sovereign Military Order of Malta|Order of Malta]] or the [[Teutonic Order]] the insignia of the knights is worn hanging from a ribbon around the neck. The same is true of the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]].<ref>"Orders medals and decorations of Britain and Europe", Paul Hieronymussen, London 1967</ref>

In the 19th century it was not unusual to wear a Grand Cross, normally hanging from a ribbon over the shoulder to the hip as on a necklet when this was considered more convenient or when another Grand Cross was worn.

==Select list of badges suspended from neck riband==
Some nations confer honors which are signified in the form of a badge which is worn suspended from a [[ribbon]] (also known as riband or ribband) around the neck, including:
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! scope="col" style="width: 300px;" | Name
! scope="col" style="width: 150px;" | Country
! scope="col" style="width: 400px;" | Notes
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|[[Bharat Ratna]]
|{{IND}}
|Highest civilian decoration of India.
|-
|[[Order of the British Empire]]
| rowspan="5" |{{UK}}
|Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.
|-
|[[Royal Victorian Order]]
|Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander.
|-
|[[Order of Merit]]
|
|-
|[[Order of the Companions of Honour]]
|
|-
|[[Order of Saint John (chartered 1888)|Order of St. John]]
|Ranks of Commander or higher.
|-
|[[Legion of Honour]]
|{{FRA}}
|Rank of Commander.
|-
|[[Order of the Defender of the Realm]]
| rowspan="4" |{{MYS}}
| rowspan="3" |Rank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)
|-
|[[Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia]]
|-
|[[Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia]]
|-
|[[Order of Merit (Malaysia)|Order of Merit]]
|
|-
|[[Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang]]
|{{flag|Pahang}},
{{MYS}}
|Rank of Companion
|-
|Order of the Crown of Perlis
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Perlis}},
{{MYS}}
| rowspan="2" |Rank of Companion
|-
|Order of Prince Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis
|-
|[[Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak]]
| rowspan="2" |{{flag|Sarawak}},
{{MYS}}
| rowspan="2" |Rank of Companion and Officer, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)
|-
|[[Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak]]
|-
|[[Order of Kinabalu]]
|{{flag|Sabah}},
{{MYS}}
|Rank of Companion or below
|-
|[[July 1 Medal]]
| rowspan="2" |{{CHN}}
|Awarded by the Chinese Communist Party
|-
|[[August 1 Medal]]
|Not to be confused with the [[August 1 Medal (1955)|order with the same name established in 1955]]
|-
|[[Military William Order]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Netherlands}}
|<ref>[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html Military Order of William] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716063059/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/index.html |date=2011-07-16 }},  official website; [http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/militaire_willemsorde/versierselen/ridder_grootkruis.html Grand Cross], worn without ribbon on the left breast ''or around the neck on a 55 millimetre wide ribbon,'' or as a sash.</ref>
|-
|[[Order of the Netherlands Lion]]
|<ref>[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_nederlandse_leeuw/index.html Order of the Netherlands Lion] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831230830/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_nederlandse_leeuw/index.html |date=2009-08-31 }}, official website; [http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_nederlandse_leeuw/versierselen/commandeur.html Commander], hangs from the ribbon, which is ''worn by men around the neck''</ref>
|-
|[[Order of Orange-Nassau]]
|<ref>[http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_oranje_nassau/index.html Order of Orange Nassau] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100310070358/http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_oranje_nassau/index.html |date=2010-03-10 }}, official website; [http://www.lintjes.nl/_en/civiele_orden/orde_oranje_nassau/versierselen/grootofficier.html Grand Officer], hanging from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neck</ref>
|-
|[[Pour le Mérite]]
|{{flag|Prussia}}, {{flag|German Empire}} 
|<ref>[http://www.pourlemerite.org/medals/medals.php Pour le Mérite]; n.b., 1667, cross was worn around the neck from a long black, "watered ribbon"</ref>
|-
|[[Grand Cross of the Iron Cross]]
|{{flag|Prussia}},  {{flag|German Empire}} & {{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|Consists of the 1813 Grand Cross, 1870 Grand Cross, 1914 Grand Cross and 1938 Grand Cross
|-
|[[Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross]]
| rowspan="3" |{{flag|Nazi Germany}}
|
|-
|[[Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross]]
|
|-
|[[German Order (distinction)|German Order]]
|Awarded by the Nazi Party
|-
|[[Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary]]
|{{HUN}}
|Ranks of Commander's Cross	with star and Commander's Cross.
|-
|[[Royal Order of Sahametrei]]
|{{CAM}}
|Rank of Commander.
|-
|[[Order of Canada]]
| rowspan="2" |{{CAN}}
|Ranks of Companion or Officer.
|-
|[[Order of Ontario]]
|
|-
|[[Medal of Honor]]
| rowspan="6" |{{USA}}
|Highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070915041300/http://www.history.army.mil/moh.html Medal of Honor], official website</ref>
|-
|[[Legion of Merit]]
|If at the rank of Commander. The Legion of Merit is awarded in degrees only to foreign nationals and its neck order is thus not available to U.S. citizens.<ref>USAMilitaryMedals.com: [http://www.usamilitarymedals.com/legion-of-merit-medal-ribbon-p-93.html?ummID=61a788c5e06b73130f9b4ac4c0141d2d Legion of Merit Medal Ribbon]; n.b., The [[Legion of Merit]] is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a ''neck order'' (the other being the [[Medal of Honor]]), and the only United States decoration which may be issued in award degrees (much like an Order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit).</ref>
|-
|[[Presidential Medal of Freedom]]
|
|-
|[[Texas Medal of Valor]]
|
|-
|[[Surgeon General's Medallion]]
|
|-
|[[George Washington Spymaster Award]]
|
|-
|[[Order of Australia]]
|{{AUS}}
|If rank of Officer or higher.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gg.gov.au/sites/default/files/2020-09/Order%20of%20Australia%20Booklet%20-%20Chapters%20-%20Fourteenth%20Edition%20-%202020%20.PDF|title=Order of Australia Booklet|date=September 2020|edition=14th}}</ref>
|-
|[[Order of the Holy Sepulchre (Catholic)|Order of the Holy Sepulchre]]
|{{VAT}}
|
|- 
|[[Order of the Crown of Thailand]]
| rowspan="6" |{{THA}}
| rowspan="3" |Second Class and Third Class.
|-
|[[Order of the White Elephant]]
|-
|[[Order of the Direkgunabhorn]]
|-
|[[Order of Ramkeerati]] 
|
|-
|[[Order of Chula Chom Klao]]
|Second Class (Grand Commander and Knight Commander).
|-
|[[Order of Rama]]
|Second Class and Third Class.
|-
|[[Order of the Rising Sun]]
| rowspan="2" |{{JAP}}
| rowspan="2" |Second Class and Third Class.
|-
|[[Order of the Sacred Treasure]]
|-
|[[Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise]]
| rowspan="4" |{{UKR}}
|Second Class and Third Class.
|-
|[[Order of Merit (Ukraine)|Order of Merit]]
|First class.
|-
|[[Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky (Ukraine)|Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky]]
|First class.
|-
|[[Order of Liberty (Ukraine)|Order of Liberty]]
|
|}

==See also==
* [[Order (honour)|Order]]
* [[Order of chivalry]]
* [[Order of merit]]
* [[Collar (order)]]

==Notes==
{{Reflist|2}}

==References==
* Duckers, Peter. (2004). ''British orders and decorations.'' Princes Risborough : Shire. {{ISBN|978-0-7478-0580-9}}; {{OCLC|55587484}}
* Paul Hieronymussen, Paul and Christine Crowley. (1967). ''Orders, medals and decorations of Britain and Europe.'' London: Blandford Press. {{OCLC|431846008}}
* McCreery, Christopher. 2005). ''The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History and Development.'' Toronto: [[University of Toronto Press]]. {{ISBN|978-0-8020-3940-8}}; {{OCLC|185201497}}
* Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). ''Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States.'' San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. {{ISBN|978-1-890974-09-1}}; {{OCLC|45437720}}

==External links==
* [http://www.larsdatter.com/collars.htm Collars of Orders of Knighthood and Livery Collars]

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