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ers, Grand Crosses, Commanders of the Order, and Knights. Besides 

 these, there has been since 1809 a fifth class, the Danebrogsmen, who wear 

 the decoration of silver entirely. This cross is given even to the knights 

 and higher classes of the Danebrog Order as a new favor, and worn in 

 addition to the decoration of the Order. The decoration is an oblong, golden 

 white enamelled cross, with wide red border. In the angles of the cross, 

 placed over the corner, are four golden royal crowns, and above the cross 

 the golden name-cypher, F. R. VI., surmounted by the royal crown. The 

 face bears, on the arms of the cross, the inscription, Gud og Kongen (God 

 and the King), and in the centre a W under a crown ; the reverse has like- 

 wise a W under a crown in the centre, and the dates 1279 on the left, 1671 

 on the right, and 1808 above. This is the knight's cross, and is worn at the 

 left breast, from a white riband 1^ inches wide, with red borders. The 

 Commanders of the order wear the same a little larger en sautoir. Grand 

 Crosses have a cross like that of the knights, but without the name-cypher 

 and crown, and the white enamelled part is replaced by fourteen brilliants. 

 This cross is worn en echarpe from a broad white riband with red borders, 

 and with it on the left breast the decoration of the Order embroidered, a 

 white, gold bordered cross, with the full inscription in gold, about this a red 

 border, and round that again gold pearls. Grand Commanders wear the 

 insignia of the Order entirely in brilliants {fig. 21), the cross red, edged 

 with gold, bordered, en sautoir, and on the left breast a silver embroidered 

 star {fig. 20) bearing the decoration of the Order for Grand Crosses. 



Empire of Brazil. The Order of the Southern Cross {pi. 32, fig. 25), 

 founded by the Emperor Don Pedro I. in 1822, and for ladies also, has four 

 classes : Grand Crosses, Dignitaries, Officers, and Knights. The deco- 

 ration of the Order is a golden, white enamelled, five armed cross, set with 

 balls at the points, upon a golden, green enamelled laurel wreath, the middle 

 point under, surmounted by the imperial crown. The golden central field 

 displays the bust of Don Pedro I., and has a blue border, with the inscrip- 

 tion, Peirus I. Brasilice imperator. The reverse of the central shield dis- 

 plays four golden stars, and in the blue border the device, PrcBmium bene 

 merentium. The cross is of three sizes, and is worn by Grand Crosses 

 from a broad blue riband en echarpe from the right ; by Dignitaries large ; 

 by Officers smaller en sautoir ; and by Knights the smallest size, with a 

 buckle at the breast. Grand Crosses, Dignitaries, and Officers have besides 

 a gold five-rayed star embroidered on the left breast, the middle point 

 under and over the star an imp^i'ial crown. Upon the blue, circular, cen- 

 tral shield are four golden stars, and in the blue border stands the device, 

 PrcBmium bene merentium. 



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