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The Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra is an award that was created by the first crown of Ansteorra. It is for exceptional service to the kingdom.


The Star is an Grant level award.
The Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra is a [[Grant Level]] award given in the Kingdom of [[Ansteorra]] for exceptional service to the kingdom.


The award ranks just below all nobility and peers and before simple Grants of Rank. It has equal precedence with the [[Order of the White Scarf]], [[Iris of Merit]], [[Centurions of the Sable Star]], [[Arc d'Or]] and [[Golden Lance]].
==Overview==
There shall exist in Ansteorra an order unto which the Crown shall select persons who have demonstrated all of the following qualities:


* served their kingdom well and faithfully, well above that which is normally expected of the citizens of Ansteorra;
* Knowledge of the courtly graces; and
* who have shown consistent respect for the laws and customs of Ansteorra.
This Order shall be known as the Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra.
Companions of the order are entitled place the initials CSM after their names and to be styled and announced in procession as "Companion to the Order of the Star of Merit of
Ansteorra” and to wear a ribbon Or edged sable charged with an Ansteorran star (a mullet of five greater and five lesser points sable), worn above the left elbow or below the right knee.
==Precedence==
Companions of the Order shall take precedence after all nobility and peerage
and before simple Grants of Rank. The [[Orders of the White Scarf]], Star of Merit,
[[Iris of Merit]], [[Centurions of the Sable Star]], [[Arc d'Or of Ansteorra]], and [[Golden Lance of Ansteorra]] are held to be of equal precedence.
==History==
The Order of the Star of Merit was created by the [[1st Crown]], Jonathan and Willow, XIV (1979).


Companions of the Order shall be entitled to wear a ribbon Or edged sable charged with an Ansteorran star (a mullet of five greater and five lesser points sable), worn above the left elbow or below the right knee.


http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/op-awards.php?submit=List&id=47
http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/op-awards.php?submit=List&id=47

Revision as of 15:05, 10 March 2010


The Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra is a Grant Level award given in the Kingdom of Ansteorra for exceptional service to the kingdom.

Overview

There shall exist in Ansteorra an order unto which the Crown shall select persons who have demonstrated all of the following qualities:

  • served their kingdom well and faithfully, well above that which is normally expected of the citizens of Ansteorra;
  • Knowledge of the courtly graces; and
  • who have shown consistent respect for the laws and customs of Ansteorra.

This Order shall be known as the Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra.

Companions of the order are entitled place the initials CSM after their names and to be styled and announced in procession as "Companion to the Order of the Star of Merit of Ansteorra” and to wear a ribbon Or edged sable charged with an Ansteorran star (a mullet of five greater and five lesser points sable), worn above the left elbow or below the right knee.


Precedence

Companions of the Order shall take precedence after all nobility and peerage and before simple Grants of Rank. The Orders of the White Scarf, Star of Merit, Iris of Merit, Centurions of the Sable Star, Arc d'Or of Ansteorra, and Golden Lance of Ansteorra are held to be of equal precedence.


History

The Order of the Star of Merit was created by the 1st Crown, Jonathan and Willow, XIV (1979).


http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/op-awards.php?submit=List&id=47