# Necklet

A necklet is a type of 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 – 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.
In chivalric orders like the 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.
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:
| Name | Country | Notes |
| Bharat Ratna | India | Highest civilian decoration of India. |
| Order of the British Empire | United Kingdom | Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander. |
| Royal Victorian Order | United Kingdom | Ranks of Knight Commander and Commander. |
| Order of Merit | United Kingdom | |
| Order of the Companions of Honour | United Kingdom | |
| Order of St. John | United Kingdom | Ranks of Commander or higher. |
| Legion of Honour | France | Rank of Commander. |
| Order of the Defender of the Realm | Malaysia | Rank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow) |
| Order of Loyalty to the Crown of Malaysia | Malaysia | Rank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow) |
| Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of Malaysia | Malaysia | Rank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow) |
| Order of Merit | Malaysia | |
| Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang | Pahang,  Malaysia | Rank of Companion |
| Order of the Crown of Perlis | Perlis,  Malaysia | Rank of Companion |
| Order of Prince Syed Sirajuddin Jamalullail of Perlis | Perlis,  Malaysia | Rank of Companion |
| Most Exalted Order of the Star of Sarawak | Sarawak,  Malaysia | 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 | Sarawak,  Malaysia | Rank of Companion and Officer, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow) |
| Order of Kinabalu | Sabah,  Malaysia | Rank of Companion or below |
| July 1 Medal | China | Awarded by the Chinese Communist Party |
| August 1 Medal | China | Not to be confused with the order with the same name established in 1955 |
| Military William Order | Netherlands | |
| Order of the Netherlands Lion | Netherlands | |
| Order of Orange-Nassau | Netherlands | |
| Pour le Mérite | Prussia, German Empire | |
| Grand Cross of the Iron Cross | Prussia, German Empire & 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 | Nazi Germany | |
| Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross | Nazi Germany | |
| German Order | Nazi Germany | Awarded by the Nazi Party |
| Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary | Hungary | Ranks of Commander's Cross with star and Commander's Cross. |
| Royal Order of Sahametrei | Cambodia | Rank of Commander. |
| Order of Canada | Canada | Ranks of Companion or Officer. |
| Order of Ontario | Canada | |
| Medal of Honor | United States | Highest military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. |
| Legion of Merit | United States | 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. |
| Presidential Medal of Freedom | United States | |
| Texas Medal of Valor | United States | |
| Surgeon General's Medallion | United States | |
| George Washington Spymaster Award | United States | |
| Order of Australia | Australia | If rank of Officer or higher. |
| Order of the Holy Sepulchre | Vatican City | |
| Order of the Crown of Thailand | Thailand | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of the White Elephant | Thailand | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of the Direkgunabhorn | Thailand | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of Ramkeerati | Thailand | |
| Order of Chula Chom Klao | Thailand | Second Class (Grand Commander and Knight Commander). |
| Order of Rama | Thailand | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of the Rising Sun | Japan | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of the Sacred Treasure | Japan | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise | Ukraine | Second Class and Third Class. |
| Order of Merit | Ukraine | First class. |
| Order of Bogdan Khmelnitsky | Ukraine | First class. |
| Order of Liberty | Ukraine | |