Lencana leher

Lencana leher ialah sejenis anugerah kebesaran negara yang direka bentuk untuk dipakai dan dipamerkan di bawah leher, bukan digantung di dada seperti amalan biasa bagi kebanyakan pingat dan bintang.

Pada Zaman Pertengahan, kebanyakan lambang sesuatu darjah dipakai pada kalung – rujuk kalung pakaian istiadat. Kemudian, pada abad ke-16, lambang Order of the Holy Spirit Perancis mula dipakai menggunakan reben. Menjelang akhir abad ke-17, apabila sesuatu darjah dibahagikan kepada beberapa kelas, salib/bintang pada reben di leher menjadi keistimewaan bagi pangkat panglima. Anugerah pada pangkat ini biasanya diberikan kepada pegawai berpangkat tinggi seperti brigedier, konsul, dan setiausaha negara.

Seorang wanita biasanya memakai salib panglima pada bentuk reben ikatan (bow) di bahu gaunnya.

Dalam darjah kesatria seperti Sovereign Military Order of Malta atau Teutonic Order, lambang kesatria dipakai tergantung dari seutas reben di leher. Hal yang sama juga berlaku bagi Order of the Golden Fleece."Orders medals and decorations of Britain and Europe", Paul Hieronymussen, London 1967

Pada abad ke-19, adalah tidak luar biasa untuk seseorang memakai Salib Besar (Grand Cross)—yang kebiasaannya digantung dengan reben dari bahu ke pinggul—sebagai lencana leher apabila cara itu dianggap lebih mudah atau apabila individu itu memakai satu lagi Salib Besar.

Senarai terpilih lencana yang digantung pada reben leher
Beberapa negara menganugerahkan darjah kebesaran yang dilambangkan dalam bentuk lencana yang dipakai tergantung dari seutas reben (juga dikenali sebagai riband atau ribband) di bawah leher, termasuk:

 Nama Negara NotaBharat RatnaAnugerah awam tertinggi India.Order of the British EmpireRanks of Knight Commander and Commander.Royal Victorian OrderRanks of Knight Commander and Commander.Order of MeritOrder of the Companions of HonourOrder of St. JohnRanks of Commander or higher.Legion of HonourRank of Commander.Darjah Yang Mulia Pangkuan NegaraRank of Companion, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)Darjah Yang Mulia Setia Mahkota MalaysiaDarjah-darjah Yang Amat Dihormati Setia DirajaDarjah BaktiDarjah Kebesaran Sultan Ahmad Shah Pahang Yang Amat Di Mulia,Rank of CompanionDarjah Setia Mahkota Perlis,Rank of CompanionDarjah Seri Sirajuddin PerlisDarjah Utama Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Sarawak,Rank of Companion and Officer, male recipient only (Female recipients version used the ribbon tied in a bow)Darjah Yang Amat Mulia Bintang Kenyalang SarawakDarjah Yang Amat Mulia Kinabalu,Rank of Companion or belowJuly 1 MedalDianugerahkan oleh Parti Komunis ChinaAugust 1 MedalNot to be confused with the order with the same name established in 1955Military William OrderMilitary Order of William ,  official website; Grand Cross, worn without ribbon on the left breast or around the neck on a 55 millimetre wide ribbon, or as a sash.Order of the Netherlands LionOrder of the Netherlands Lion , official website; Commander, hangs from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neckOrder of Orange-NassauOrder of Orange Nassau , official website; Grand Officer, hanging from the ribbon, which is worn by men around the neckPour le Mérite,  Pour le Mérite; n.b., 1667, cross was worn around the neck from a long black, "watered ribbon"Grand Cross of the Iron Cross,   & Consists of the 1813 Grand Cross, 1870 Grand Cross, 1914 Grand Cross and 1938 Grand CrossKnight Cross of the Iron CrossKnight Cross of the War Merit CrossGerman OrderDianugerahkan oleh Parti NaziOrder of Merit of the Republic of HungaryRanks of Commander's Cross	with star and Commander's Cross.Royal Order of SahametreiRank of Commander.Order of CanadaRanks of Companion or Officer.Order of OntarioMedal of HonorAnugerah tertinggi Angkatan Tentera Amerika Syarikat.Medal of Honor, official websiteLegion of MeritIf 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.USAMilitaryMedals.com: Legion of Merit Medal Ribbon; n.b., The Legion of Merit is one of only two United States military decorations to be issued as a neck order (the other being the Medal of Honor), and the only United States decoration which may be issued in award degrees (much like an Order of chivalry or certain Orders of Merit).Pingat Kebebasan PresidenTexas Medal of ValorSurgeon General's MedallionGeorge Washington Spymaster AwardOrder of AustraliaIf rank of Officer or higher.Order of the Holy SepulchreOrder of the Crown of ThailandKelas Kedua dan Ketiga.Order of the White ElephantOrder of the DirekgunabhornOrder of Ramkeerati Order of Chula Chom KlaoKelas Kedua (Grand Commander and Knight Commander).Order of RamaKelas Kedua dan Ketiga.Order of the Rising SunKelas Kedua dan Ketiga.Order of the Sacred TreasureOrder of Prince Yaroslav the WiseKelas Kedua dan Ketiga.Order of MeritKelas Pertama.Order of Bogdan KhmelnitskyKelas Pertama.Order of Liberty

Lihat juga
 Darjah kebesaran
 Golongan kesatriaan
 Darjah kepujian
 Kalung darjah

Nota

Rujukan
 Duckers, Peter. (2004). British orders and decorations. Princes Risborough : Shire. ; 
 Paul Hieronymussen, Paul and Christine Crowley. (1967). Orders, medals and decorations of Britain and Europe. London: Blandford Press. 
 McCreery, Christopher. 2005). The Order of Canada: Its Origins, History and Development. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ; 
 Peterson, James W., Barry C. Weaver and Michael A. Quigley. (2001). Orders and Medals of Japan and Associated States. San Ramon, California: Orders and Medals Society of America. ; 

Pautan luar
 Collars of Orders of Knighthood and Livery Collars

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