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    1. Photo No 2: I have just found another photo of No. 2 (Sultan Muhammad) taken about the same period, but not at the same time, showing him wearing the same Collar as Photo No. 1 with a crowned Collar-Badge. No. 2 photo must have the crown hidden from view. JDM
    2. Name located for a Pontianak Sultanate Order. The Bintang Dubus 1819 ("Dubus" was the name of a Governor - General of the Dutch East Indies) PHOTO 1, Sultan Syarif Yusuf (reigned 1872 to 1895) wore a Collar: This consists of a Collar probably in gold, composed of a Jawi script (Jawi is the Malay term for an Arabic script) and the Emblem of Palembang - (an upright star & crescent). The Collar-Badge is a crowned 12-pointed star, set with eight small star & crescent emblems (4 set in the base of the points & 4 between the points). The central medallion of the Badge has a 5-pointed reversed star (2 points upwards) & crescent (sideways on the left side of the medallion). A small border is on the outside of the medallion. The Star cannot se seen on this photo (see below). The Sash, 100mm is probably green (the pavilion of the Coat of Arms was green, the State colours are golden-yellow & green). PHOTO 2, The Collar worn by Sultan Syarif Muhammad (reigned 1895 to his execution by the Japanese in 1944) is similar to the one above, except that the Collar-Badge is without a crown, the B&W photo is not very clear. A later photo (No. 3) shows Sultan Muhammad wearing 3 Dutch & 1 Surakarta medals (in the usual place) a medal-ribbon hanging from his waist, 3 Stars on his right side, and the Bintang Dubus Star (below the main set of medals - the wrong side upwards), this is similar to the Collar Badge in Sultan Yusuf's photo, but minus the crown. He also wears 2 Sashes, one over his right shoulder (the green Bintang Dubus Sash) and another Sash around his waist (Spanish-bandana style) this is a dark colour with a darker stripe nearer the edge & a lighter edge stripe the width of this is 100mm & about 4/7/78/7/4mm. Below can be seen a Sash-Badge belonging to the Bintang Dubus. The colours of the diplomatic uniform is dark-blue with orange oak leaves ect. Another photo (No. 4) of Sultan Muhammad (wearing a fez, with a large golden crown (of 5 arches) attached to the fez), wearing the dark-blue & orange oak leaf uniform) shows him wearing a Sash under his coat, this looks like being green with a yellow stripe towards the side, a narrow green stripe near the edge, plus a yellow edge, this Sash looks like being 3/0.5/10.5/72/10.5/0.5/3mm wide. JDM
    3. The above listed (from Stefan) "Defence Force Order of Merit", is in fact THE ORDER OF THE MUKOROB (for meritorious service in the defence forces), it is also called "The Military Order". It is awarded in 6 classes, Grand Commander with Post-Nominals of (G.C.M.), Grand Officer (G.O.M.), Commander (C.M.), Officer (O.M.), Knight (K.M.), and Member (without Post-Nominals). It ranks after The Most Excellent Order of the Eagle and before The Most Distinguished Order of Namibia. Source: "Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia (No. 1048)" signed into law, by President Sam Nujoma, on 16th March, 1995 and published 17th March, 1995.
    4. The Medal on the right is the Pingat Jubili Perak Pahang 1957 Silver Jubilee Medal of Pahang 1957, (note the perak in this instance = Silver) The give-away is the image of the late Sultan, Abu Bakar of Pahang JDM
    5. The actual words on the Badge are as I expected, except the "R" was missed out, and now should read = DARJAH KEHORMATAN KESULTANAN NEGERI LANGKAT The Order of Honour of the Sultanate & State of Langkat Ribbon approx. 32mm green, yellow, red, white, red, yellow & green (2.5/6/5/5/5/6/2.5mm) JDM
    6. Notes on Indonesian and Malaysian: "Darjah" = Order "Kesultan" should be just Sultan to mean SULTAN "Kesultanan", i.e. add "Ke" to the word Sultan, and end in "an" = SULTANATE "Negeri" = State. So "DARJAH KEHOMATAN KESULTANAN NEGERI LANGKAT" = Order of Honour of the Sultanate & State of Langkat JDM
    7. James, The only source of the Surakarta and Palembang Decorations come from their websites. JDM
    8. James, The Pontianak, Sambas, Sambaliung, Siak and Langkat Decorations are from the period before these States were abolished, some of these Decorations can be seen in photos of their former Ruler's on the "ROYAL ARK" website. JDM
    9. KESULTANAN PONTIANAK - PONTIANAK SULTANATE (W. Borneo) Pontianak existed from 1771 to 1950, when it was abolished under Sultan Syarif Abdul Hamid II Al-Kadiri, it was restored on 15th January, 2004 under H.M. Sultan Syarif Abubakar Al-Kadiri (born 1944). Pontianak had at least 2 Orders and a Medal ca. 1880. Bintang Mahkota Pontianak The Order of the Crown of Pontianak 1880 (Collar, Badge & Breast Star) 100mm Sash, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow 4/4/4/76/4/4/4mm Bintang Kesultanan Pontianak The Order of the Star of Pontianak Sultanate 1880 (Collar, Badge & Breast Star) 100mm Sash, plain black Medali Pontianak Pontianak Medal ca. 1880 32mm B/R 3 equal bands of yellow, red & green. KESULTANAN SAMBAS - SAMBAS SULTANATE (N-W. Borneo) Sambas existed from 1630 to 1960 when it was abolished under Sultan Muhammad Taufik, it was restored on 15th July 2001 under H.R.H. Pangeran Ratu, Winata Kusuma 2001-2008, he was succeeded by his son H.R.H. Pangeran Ratu, Muhammad Tarhan, 2008- Bintang Kesultanan Sambas founded before 1900 The Order of Sambas Sultanate 100mm Sash, plain yellow KESULTANAN SAMBALIUNG - SAMBALIUNG SULTANATE (N-E. Borneo) When Berau Sultanate split into two, (the other being Gunung Tabur), Sambaliung existed from 1849 to 1960 when it was abolished, it was restored on the 19th October, 2009, under H.R.H. Datu, Fakhruddin (born 1943) Bintang Sambaliung The Order of Sambaliung dating from before 1900 50mm Neck-Ribbon, 13 equal alternating stripes of golden-yellow and black 32mm B/R, as above. KESULTANAN SIAK SRI INDRAPURA - SIAK SRI INDRAPURA SULTANATE (S-E. Sumatra) Existed from 1723 to 1946, when Sultan Syarif Hamed II, abdicated (died 1968), restored 1st December 2012 under H.M. Sultan Mahmud Syah. Bintang Kesultanan Siak Sri Indrapura The Order of Siak Sri Indrapura dating from before 1890's 50mm Neck-Ribbon, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow, 4/4/34/4/4mm KESULTANAN LANGKAT - LANGKAT SULTANATE (N-E. Sumatra) Became a Sultanate in 1887, abolished when Sultan Mahmud Abdul Jalil Rahmat Syah died in 1948, restored 21 May 2003 under H.M. Sultan Azwar Abdul Jalil Rahmat Syah (born 1951). Bintang Kesultanan Langkat The Order of Langkat Sultanate founded before 1900 100mm Sash, white, yellow, white, red, white, yellow, white 5/8/5/64/5/8/5mm 50 Neck-Ribbon, colours as above, 2.5/4/2.5/32/2.5/4/2.5mm NOW THREE CURRENT SASHES KESULTANAN JAMBI - JAMBI SULTANATE (S-E. Sumatra) Jambi existed since 1696, from 1858 to 1904 Sultan Taha fought the Dutch in exile, it was abolished in 1906, restored 18th March, 2012, under H.M. Sultan Abdurrahman Taha Syaifuddin Syah Darjah Sultan Taha Saifuddin Jambi ? The Order of Sultan Taha Saifuddin of Jambi 100mm Sash, green, yellow, green, yellow, green 1/10/78/10/1mm KERAJAAN MATAN - MATAN KINGDOM (W. Borneo) Existed 1837-1948, when it was abolished, restored under a Regency Council in 2009. Darjah Matan ? The Order of Matan ? 2010 100mm Sash, red, yellow, dark-blue, yellow, red 5/30/30/30/5mm KESULTANAN SIMPANG - SIMPANG SULTANATE (W. Borneo) Restored on 31 May 2010 under H.M. Sultan Muhammad Jamaluddin II. Darjah Simpang ? The Order of Simpang 2010 100mm Sash, blue, yellow, red, yellow, blue, 12/32/12/32/12mm JDM
    10. Other historical and current "Kesultanan, Kerajaan" (Sultanates and Kingdoms) in Indonesia. KESULTANAN PALEMBANG DARUSSALAM - PALEMBANG SULTANATE (S.E. Sumatra) Palembang was a Sultanate from 1454 until it was abolished in 1825 by the Dutch. It was restored on 4th March 2003 under H.M. Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III. On the 10th Anniv. of the reign, Orders and Medals were founded, again these were in the Malaysian style with Post-Nominal Letters. The senior class (Sash) also has a Breast-Medal (all have the same Ribbon, but with a different coloured Badge) Darjah Kerabat Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III Tertinggi - D.K.T. The Most Honourable Royal Family Order of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - Special Class 2013 100mm Sash, yellow, red, yellow, green, yellow, red, yellow 25.5/8/3/27/3/8/25.5mm 32mm Breast-Ribbon yellow, red, green, red, yellow, 8.5/5/5/5/8.5mm Kelas Pertama - D.K. 1st Class, the same Sash and B/R as above. Kelas Kedua - D.K.II. 2nd Class, the same Sash and B/R as above. Darjah Kerabat Silaturahmi Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam Yang Amat Dihormati - D.K.S.P. The Most Honourable Royal Family Order of Palembang Sultanate 2013 32mm Neck-Ribbon, as the 32mm B/R above Darjah Dato Pengiran Silaturahmi Kesultanan Palembang Darussalam Yang Dihormati - D.S.K.P. The Honourable Order of Palembang Sultanate 2013 32mm Neck-Ribbon as above Seri Setia Mangku Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - S.S.M.S. The Devoted Order of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III 1st Class, 2013 100mm Sash, green, yellow, green, red, green, yellow, green 25.5/8/3/27/3/8/25.5mm 32mm B/R as above. Darjah Seri Indera Mangku Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - D.S.M.S. 2nd Class, 100mm Sash & 32mm B/R as above Darjah Indera Mangku Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - D.I.M.S. 3rd Class, 100mm Sash & 32mm B/R as above Bintang Seri Mangku Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - S.M.S. 4th Class (Star) 32mm Neck-Ribbon as above Pingat Ahli Mangku Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - A.M.S. 5th Class (Medal), 32mm B/R as above Seri Setia Paduka Mahkota Palembang - S.P.M.P. The Faithful Order of the Crown of Palembang 1st Class 2013 100mm Sash, red, yellow, red, green, red, yellow, red, 25.5/8/3/27/3/8/25.5mm 32mm B/R as above Darjah Paduka Seri Mahkota Palembang - D.S.M.P. 2nd Class (different Sash) green, yellow, green, red, green, yellow, green 25.5/8/3/27/3/8/25.5mm 32mm B/R as above Darjah Paduka Mahkota Palembang - D.P.M.P. 3rd Class, 100mm Sash & 32mm Ribbon as S.P.M.P. above Bintang Seri Mahkota Palembang - S.M.P. 4th Class (Star), 32mm Neck-Ribbon as above Pingat Ahli Mahkota Palembang - A.M.P. 5th Class (Medal), 32mm B/R as above Jaksa Pendamai Kesultanan Palembang - J.P. Palembang Sultanate Justice of the Peace 2013 32mm Neck-Ribbon as above Seri Setia Pangeran Satria Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - S.S.S.M. The Loyal Order of Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III for Military Service 2013 1st Class, 32mm B/R as above Darjah Pangeran Wiro Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - D.P.W.M. 2nd Class, 32mm B/R as above Seri Pangeran Temenggong Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - S.P.T.M. The Sultan Mahmud Badfaruddin III Order of Prince Temenggong 2013 1st Class, 32mm B/R as above Darjah Pangeran Temenggong Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin III - D.P.T.M. 2nd Class, 32mm B/R as above Seri Panglima DiRaja Negeri Palembang Darussalam - S.J.N. The Royal Order of Palembang State for Service 2013 32mm B/R as above Panglima Jasa Negeri Palembang Darussalam - P.J.N. 2nd Class, 32mm B/R as above Bintang Taat Setia - B.T.S. The Loyal Service Star 2013 32mm B/R as above Bintang Gagah Berani - B.G.B. The Bravery Star 2013 32mm B/R as above Bintang Setia Sultan Palembang - B.S.S. The Sultan of Palembang Star 2013 32mm B/R as above Pingat Pekerti Terpilih - P.P.T. The Distinguished Conduct Medal 2013 Pingat Lama Berkhidmat - P.L.B. The Medal for Respect 2013 32mm B/R as above Pingat Jasa Kemasyarakatan - P.J.K. The Long Service Medal 2013 32mm B/R as above Pingat Pertabalan Sltan Palembang - P.P.S. The Sultan of Palembang's Installation Medal 2003 / 2013 ? 32mm B/R as above Source, Palembang Royal Family website, www.sultanpalembang.com JDM
    11. KESULTANAN NGAYOGYAKARTA ADININGRAT, in English = YOGYAKARTA SULTANATE (formerly under the Dutch as Djogdjakarta) A Sultanate since 13th Feb. 1755, it was never abolished by the Republic of Indonesia, in fact the late Sultan proclaimed the republic in 1945, after that he became Vice-President of the Republic, he died in 1988. Yogyakarta is now under H.M. Sultan Hamengku Buwono X, he succeeded in 1989. Local language = Javanese. Bintang Pusaka Kraton Yogyakarta, Founded between 1814 and 1823. The Royal Order of the Sacred Heirlooms of Yogyakarta Palace 1st Class A gold and enameled Breast-Star only worn by The Sultan, no known Sash. 2nd Class - details unknown 3rd Class - details unknown Source, Christopher J Buyers, "ROYAL ARK" website. JDM
    12. SURAKARTA (also known as Solo), now known locally as Kesusuhunanan Surakarta, under H.M. Paku Buwono XIII, The Susuhunan of Surakarta, since 2004. H.M. has issued new Orders and Medals in 2004, since then thet have been awarded to officially recognized Sultans and Rajas, and Court Nobles ect. These Orders have adopted Malaysian names (instead of Javanese) and Post-Nominal Letters, they are as follows: Some of the Sashes are the same, they seem to have different Badges and Stars. Awards of Kesusuhunanan Surakarta Adiningrat - Surakarta Adiningrat Sultanate Darjah Kerabat Tertinggi Kanjeng Pangeran Haryo Adipati - D.K.T. The Most Supreme Royal Family Order of Prince Haryo - Exalted Class 1893 100mm Sash, blue, golden-yellow, blue 35/30/35mm Darjah Kerabat Sri Nugroho, Kelas 1 - D.K.S.N. The Royal Family Order Honour 1st class, 1904 re-organised 1945 100mm Sash, blue, golden-yellow, blue 35/30/35mm Darjah Kerabat Sri Kabado, Kelas 1 - D.K.S.K. The Royal Family Order of Sri Kabado 1st class 1945 100mm Sash, blue, golden-yellow, red, golden-yellow, blue 25/15/20/15/25mm Darjah Kerabat Kanjeng Pangeran Aryo Adipati - D.K. The Royal Family Order of Prince Aryo - Exalted Class 1893 100mm Sash, blue, golden-yellow, blue 35/30/35mm Darjah Kerabat Sri Nugroh, Kelas 2 - D.K.S.N. The Royal Family Order of Honour 2nd class 2004 100mm Sash, equal blue, golden-yellow, blue Darjah Kerabat Sri Kabado Kelas 2 - D.K.S.K. The Royal Family Order of Sri Kabado 2nd class 2004 100mm Sash, red, purple, yellow, purple, yellow, purple, red 23/7.5/19/1/19/7.5/23mm Darjah Seri Setia Kanjeng Haryo - S.K.P.H. The Distinguished Order of Prince Haryo for services to the Susuhunan 2004 100mm Sash, possibly red, yellow, red 20/60/20mm ? Darjah Seri Setia Kanjeng Pangeran Aryo - S.K.P.A. The Distinguished Order of Prince Aryo for meritorious service 1893, re-org. 2004 100mm Sash, yellow, red, blue, red, yellow 27/12/22/12/27mm Darjah Seri Kanjeng Raden Aryo Kelas 2 - S.K.R.A. The Distinguished Order of Raden Aryo 2nd class 1893, re-org. 2004 100mm Sash, golden-yellow, red, blue, red, golden-yellow 27/12/22/12/27mm Darjah Dato' Kanjeng Raden Aryo Tumenggung - D.R.A.T. The Distinguished Order of Raden Aryo Tumenggung for services to the Royal Palace 1893, re-org. 2004 100mm Sash, green, blue, golden-yellow, blue, green 25/12.5/25/12.5/25mm Darjah Dato' Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung - D.K.R.T. The Distinguished Order of Raden Tumenggung for volunteer services 1893 re-org. 2004 100mm Sash, red, blue, red, golden-yellow, red, blue, red 29/4/4/26/4/4/29mm Bintang Setia Mangku Paku Buwono XIII - S.M.P. Paku Buwono XIII Star (1st Class) 2004 details unknown Bintang Gagah Berani - B.G.B. Star for Bravery 2004 details unknown Bintang Taat Bakti - B.T.B. Faithful Duty Star 2004 details unknown Bintang Ahli Mangku Paku Buwono XIII - A.M.P. Paku Buwono XIII Star (2nd Class) 2004 details unknown Pingat Pekerti Terpilih - P.P.T. Distinguished Conduct Medal 2004 details unknown Pingat Khidmat Lama - P.K.L. Long Service Medal for 25 year's service 2004 details unknown Pingat Gagah Berani - P.G.B. Medal for Bravery & Courage 2004 details unknown Pingat Jasa Bakti - P.J.B. Courageous Service Medal 2004 details unknown Pingat Pertabahan Sri Susuhunan - P.P. H.M.'s Installation Medal 2004 details unknown Surat Kepujian / Penghargaan 2004 Certificate only - no ribbon Source, Surakarta website, www.rajasurakarta.com JDM
    13. Thank you Gongz. I, as I have said, have photos of some of the current Orders, but they are Samoan Government copyright, I will send them to Megan to put on this site, soon. I have asked Megan to start an Indonesian section, as I don't see Indonesia, or the Indonesian Sultanates & Kingdoms, they have lots of Orders and Decorations. JDM
    14. I am trying to write an article for OMRS, can I use your photos? In 1995 those Decorations were the only ones awarded, except for the GRAND ORDER OF VAILIMA which was awarded to H.M. The Queen in 1977, but I suspect this Order was similar to the design of the ORDER OF TIAFAU, with a similar ribbon, i.e. red/white/blue. The Vailima was obsolete by 1992, I would suspect that it became obsolete with the change of government in 1988. One wonders where these Samoan Decorations were made? JDM
    15. As we can now see, the Samoan Government contact was not entirely correct when he told me that the current ribbons were used for the now defunct Western Samoa Awards. The design is the same, the only difference is some of the wording and a different ribbon for the Order of Tiafau. MERIT ACT OF 1992/3 THE MALIETOA TANUMAFILI II DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER - M.T.II.D.S.O. A gold disc with the embossed head of H.H. Malietoa Tanumafili II, within a disc, the outer part in the shape of a cross. The red border has "MALIETOA TANNUMAFILI II" (top) and "DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER" (bottom) in gold lettering. The Neck-Ribbon is 40mm, in red, white and dark-blue, 16/8/16mm. THE WESTERN SAMOA ORDER OF TIAFAU - W.S.O.T. A gold disc with the same flag (with the "Southern Cross" stars in gold), and embossed details as the current Order. the dark-blue border has "ORDER OF TIAFAU" (top) and "WESTERN SAMOA" (bottom) in gold letters. The 40mm Neck-Ribbon is red, white and dark-blue, 16/8/16mm. THE WESTERN SAMOA ORDER OF MERIT - W.S.O.M. A gold disc divided, with the same details as the current Order of Merit, The green border has the gold letters "ORDER OF MERIT" (top) and "WESTERN SAMOA" (bottom). The 40mm Neck-Ribbon is dark-blue white and green, 16/8/16mm. My thanks to "Gongz" for his photos. I have photos of some of the modern set, but I do not have permission to publish them, despite asking for permission. JDM
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