Megan

Orden del Moraz?n

Instituted: 1 March 1941.

Awarded: For general merit.

Grand Cross Badge:

Knight:

Commander:

Grand Officer Badge:

Instituted: 21 February 1868.

Discontinued: 1901.

Awarded: Unknown.

Grades: 5.

Grand Cross Star:

Gordon, I think your badge is a Parachute-Jumper qualification. PJs are specially-trained medics capable of parachute insertion into wherever their medical skills are needed, whether it is a combat situation, rough country where you cannot land or winch down, at sea (they have to be excellent swimmers) and so on.

I'd say zodiac signs as well. The band around the globe represents the ecliptic, and on it - if you are in to western astrology - you can mark the succession of 'houses' through which the earth moves... No doubt the original idea, but later jewellers weren't astrologers so carved something more or less like the original design rather than getting it precisely right.

Reverse:

Pingat Lama Dan Baik Dalam Pekerjaan

Instituted: 1922.

Post-nominal letters: PLP

Obverse:

An Morton & Eden auction catalogue - if you catch it at just the right time they put up some very high quality jpeg images, but they only are around for a couple of weeks so you have to move fast!

Knight Commander Badge

Pingat Taat

Instituted: 1925.

Post-nominal letters: PT.

Reverse:

An award from another Malaysian state...

Obverse:

Instituted: 1957.

Awarded: To mothers for bearing and raising large families - 1st Class for 8 or more children, 2nd class for 5 to 8 children).

These are real. You know how Malaysia orders her affairs, don't you? Several states, each with its own ruling house, joined as the Federation of Malaysia ruled by the head of one of the states' ruling houses, they take turns with a 5-year term of office I think. Each ruling house, plus the Federation itself, has its own set of honours. A lot just get traded between members of the ruling houses, of course, but they do get awarded to real citizens as well.

Reverse:

Obverse:

Seri Paduka Mahkota Johor

Instituted: 31 July 1886, in 3 grades - Knight Grand Commander, Knight Commander & Companion.

Not sure of the precise terms of award, probably one of the whole array of orders that the plethora of Malaysian royal families pass around between themselves.

Companion

Knight Commander Star

Grand Commander: Star

Grand Commander Collar

If she and I visit Australia, we'll have to go! Until then we shall content ourselves with the wonderful pictures, thank you.