https://cbaionline.org/corpus/files/original/62c0b9ed86079de5879033487acad0b5.jpg fe0bedb311a369dca63cd9c4b7c12861 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Statutes of the Order of Merit Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Materials related to the Statutes of the Order of Merit. Royal Warrant These can be purely administrative in nature (e.g., Warrants authorizing the use of the Great Seal) or they can be substantive instruments (e.g., Warrants of appointment). They are signed by the Monarch and (usually) countersigned by a Minister of the Crown. Transcript A transcript of the document. (L. S.) ELIZABETH R. ELIZABETH THE SECOND, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of Her other Realms and Territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith, and Sovereign of the Order of Merit, to all to whom these Presents shall come: Greeting! Recites Statutes of 14th April, 1987. WHEREAS by the Statutes of the Order of Merit dated the Fourteenth day of April, One thousand nine hundred and eighty-seven, power was reserved to the Sovereign of the Order of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, interpreting or dispensing with the said Statutes, or any part thereof, by a notification under the Sign Manual of the Sovereign of the Order. Cancelling of Statute IX. NOW THEREFORE, by virtue of the power and authority vested in Us as Sovereign of the said Order of Merit, We do hereby abrogate and annul Statute IX of the said Order, and in substitution therefor We do make, ordain and establish the following Statute:— Badge of the Order. IX.—It is ordained that the Members of this Order shall wear the Badge of the Order, which shall consist of a Cross of red and blue enamel of eight points, having, within a laurel wreath upon a centre of blue enamel, the motto of the Order, that is to say: "For Merit", in letters of gold; on the reverse, within a laurel wreath, upon a centre of blue enamel, Our Royal Cypher in gold, the whole being surmounted by Our Imperial Crown enamelled in proper colours. Members who are men shall suspend the Badge from a parti-coloured riband of Garter blue and crimson, round the neck. Members who are women shall attach the Badge to a similar riband tied in a bow on the left shoulder. Members appointed for distinguished and meritorious services in Our Armed Forces shall wear a like Badge with the addition of two silver swords with gold hilts, placed saltirewise between the angles of the Cross. Arrangements for Return of Badge of the Order. It is further ordained that all Members, Ordinary and Honorary who, after the date of this Additional Statute, shall receive the Badges of this Order shall make arrangements for their return to the Central Chancery of Our Orders of Knighthood on their decease; and We are pleased to declare that every Member, Ordinary and Honorary, who receives the Badge of this Order shall upon receiving it, give a written undertaking and promise to fulfil the provisions of this Statute. GIVEN under the Seal of the aforesaid Order of Merit at Our Court at Saint James's this Fifteenth day of April, One thousand nine hundred and ninety-one, in the Fortieth Year of Our Reign. BY HER MAJESTY'S COMMAND, EDWARD FORD Secretary and Registrar. Countersigner The individual who countersigned the Warrant. Sir Edward Ford (Secretary and Registrar of the Order of Merit) Seal Affixed Some Warrants bear a seal. Seal of the Order of Merit (not shown) Ornamentation Describe any ornamentation. This text is taken from a printed edition of the Statutes and may not reflect the formatting of the original. Special Features This is a place to enter any distinguishing features. Color images of the Badge are at the end of the Statute. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Royal Warrant - Additional Statute of the Order of Merit Regarding Badges [1991-04-15] Subject The topic of the resource Honors Description An account of the resource Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II making an Additional Statute of the Order of Merit. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Queen Elizabeth II Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Statutes of the Order of Merit Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1991-04-15 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Jason Loch Honors Monarch Order of Merit Royal Prerogative Secretary and Registrar of the Order of Merit Statutes of Chivalric Orders