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Order of the Throne

Order of the Throne
Order of the Throne, granted by Hassan II of Morocco
Awarded by The King of Morocco
Typeorder
Established16 May 1963
CountryMorocco
Statusactive
FounderHassan II of Morocco

Ribbon of the order

The Order of the Throne (Arabic: وسام العرش, romanizedWissam al-Arch) is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on 16 May 1963 by King Hassan II of Morocco, who reigned between 1961 and 1999.

Classes

The Order of the Throne is awarded in five classes, one exceptional and four ordinary classes :

  • Exceptional Class or Grand Cordon, who wears the badge on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star on the left side of the chest. This class is limited to twenty recipients at any one time.

The ordinary classes:

  • First Class or Grand Officer, who wears a badge on a necklet, plus a star on the left side of the chest. This class is limited to sixty recipients;
  • Second Class or Commander, who wears a badge on a necklet. Limited to three hundred and fifty recipients;
  • Third Class or Officer, who wears the badge on a ribbon with rosette on the left side of the chest. Limited to one thousand recipients;
  • Fourth Class or Knight, who wears the badge on a ribbon on the left side of the chest. Limited to ten thousand recipients.

Insignia

The breast star is the five-pointed green star of the Alaouite. In the middle of the green star is depicted the Moroccan throne. The green star is placed on gold palm branches.

The badge is a smaller version of the breast star. The palm branches are made of gold for the 2nd and 3rd class or silver for the 4th class.

The ribbon of the Order is red with small green stripes near the border.

Ribbon bars of the Order of the Throne
Knight
Officer
Commander
Grand Officer
Grand Cordon

Recipients

References

  1. ^ Zouiten, Sara. "King Mohammed VI Awards Atlas Lions with Wissams at Royal Reception". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
  2. ^ "King receives members of national soccer team, decorates them with Royal wissams". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2022-12-20. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
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