Order of Grimaldi

Order of Grimaldi
*Ordre de(s) Grimaldi*
Order of Grimaldi ; Ordre de(s) Grimaldi
	Grand Cross badge and sash
Awarded by Prince of Monaco
Type	House Order
Established	18 November 1954
Awarded for	people who have contributed to the prestige of the Principality with distinction
Status	Currently constituted
Grand Master	Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Chancellor	Raoul Biancheri, Plenipotentiary Minister
Grades	Knight-Grand Cross, Grand Officer, Commander, Officer, Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Crown
Next (lower)	Order of Cultural Merit
	; Ribbon bar of the Order of Grimaldi; ;

The Order of Grimaldi (usually called Ordre de Grimaldi but officially Ordre des Grimaldi according to the Ordonnance) is an Order established in Monaco on 18 November 1954.

Award

It is awarded to people who have contributed to the prestige of the Principality with distinction. As the Order rewards personal service to the Sovereign Prince of Monaco, it is awarded on the sole discretion of the Grand Master, currently Albert II, Prince of Monaco.

Reception

According to the statutes, and except for Members of the Princely Family and foreigners, one can only receive the Order first with the rank of Knight. To be awarded the following higher ranks, one must keep the lower rank during the following times:

Officer: four years as a Knight
Commander: three years as an Officer
Grand Officer: four years as a Commander
Knight Grand Cross: five years as a Grand Officer

Nominations belong to the Grand Master. The Chancellor proposes promotions. According to the Prince's orders, the Chancellor proposes the projects of nomination and promotion ordonnances. The grantees must be received in the Order before wearing the decorations. The Grand Master receives the Grand Crosses, Grand Officers and Commanders. The Chancellor receives the Officers and Knights; there is one exception: foreigners will be admitted in the Order, but not received.

Military honors

A member of the Order wearing the decorations will be honoured by the carabiniers as such:

Command "Right shoulder, ARMS" (Portez, Armes) for Officers and Knights and
Command "Present, ARMS" (Présentez, Armes) for Knight-Grand Crosses, Grand Officers and Commanders.

Grades

The Order has five classes:

Knight Grand Cross, which wears the badge on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star on the left chest;
Grand Officer, which wears the badge on a necklet, plus the star on the right chest;
Commander, which wears the badge on a necklet;
Officer, which wears the badge on a ribbon with rosette on the left chest;
Knight, which wears the badge on a plain ribbon on the left chest.

Ribbon bars
Knight-Grand Cross	Grand Officer	Commander	Officer	Knight

Insignia

The badge of the Order is a white-enamelled Maltese Cross, in silver for Knight class, in gilt for higher classes. The obverse central disc is in gilt, bearing a mounted knight carrying the coat-of-arms of Monaco (actually that of the Grimaldi family), surrounded by the legend "Rainer Grimaldi, Prince de Monaco". The reverse central disc, also in gilt, bears the year "1950" and the legend "Principauté de Monaco". The badge is topped by a crown.
The star of the Order is a modern design in silver, formed by 16 rhombs (from the coat-of-arms of the Grimaldi family and of Monaco) arranged in a circle. The gilt central disc is the same as that on the obverse of the badge.
The ribbon of the Order is white, with a thin red stripe near (but not touching) the edge of the ribbon.

Legal basis

Ordonnance n° 1.028 of 18/11/1954 instituting the Order of Grimaldi: Text (French)
The statutes of the Order of Saint-Charles (text of the ordonnance in French) are used for the Order of Grimaldi, with "Chancellor of the Order of Grimaldi" instead of "Chancellor of the Order of Saint-Charles" where needed.

References

1 2 3 Hieronymussen, Paul (1967). Orders and Decorations of Europe in Color. Translated by Crowley, Christine. New York: Macmillan. p. 169. OCLC 1150984867.
↑ Ordonnance souveraine n° 1.028 du 18 novembre 1954 instituant l'ordre des Grimaldi - website Legimonaco.mc

External links

Princely Orders and Decorations – Prince's Palace of Monaco
Orders and decorations – Government of Monaco
Décorations monégasques (in French)

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[Hieronymussen1967p169-1] 1 2 3 Hieronymussen, Paul (1967). Orders and Decorations of Europe in Color. Translated by Crowley, Christine. New York: Macmillan. p. 169. OCLC 1150984867.

[2] Ordonnance souveraine n° 1.028 du 18 novembre 1954 instituant l'ordre des Grimaldi - website Legimonaco.mc