Order of Royal Commendation

Order of Royal Commendation وسام الإشادة السلطانية
Awarded by Sultan of Oman
Type	State
Established	2007
Country	Oman
Royal house	Al Bu Sa'id
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Sovereign	Sultan Haitham bin Tariq
Classes	1st to 3rd Class
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of Sultan Qaboos
Next (lower)	Order of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said
Ribbon bar of the order

The Order of Royal Commendation (Arabic: وسام الإشادة السلطانية, romanized: Wisam al-Iishadat al-Sultania) is an order of Oman.

History

The order was established by Sultan Qaboos bin Said in July 2007 in the aftermath of Cyclone Gonu. It has three classes.

Insignia

The insignia of the first and second classes consists of the neck ribbon, badge, and star while the third class only has the neck ribbon and badge. The ribbon is white with colored stripes; green on the left, blue in the center, and red on the right. The badge and star are an eight pointed star with blue points and white pearl tipped points between each main blue point. The center features the crown of Oman on a green background surrounded by a blue band. The blue and white areas of the first class stars are set with sapphires and diamonds instead of enamel.

Notable recipients

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