Badge of Honour

Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour
Ribbon of the badge
Awarded by British Overseas Territories governments
Type	Civil decoration
Awarded for	Meritorious services to the community of an exceptional or outstanding nature^[1]
Order of Wear
Next (higher)	Overseas Territories Police Medal for Meritorious Service^[2]
Next (lower)	Jubilee, Coronation and Durbar Medals^[2]

The Badge of Honour or Queen's Certificate and Badge of Honour is a civil award presented by the governments of British Overseas Territories. Established in 1928, it was presented to recognize loyal and valuable service by native chiefs and other non-European dignitaries within the British Empire.^[3] It is currently awarded for meritorious services to the local community of an exceptional or outstanding nature.^[1] The Certificate and Badge of Honour continues to be awarded in Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, the Cayman Islands, and Bermuda.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Notable recipients

References

1 2 "NOMINATION FORM FOR QUEEN’S CERTIFICATE AND BADGE OF HONOUR" (PDF). Government of Bermuda, Cabinet Office. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 56878. p. 3352. 17 March 2003.
↑ Orders and Medals: The Journal of the Orders and Medals Research Society, Volumes 18-19. Orders & Medals Research Society. 1979. p. 297.
↑ "Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801". Chronicle.gi. 2013-04-20. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
↑ "Nominations invited for Falklands award - News articles - Inside Government". GOV.UK. 2013-05-15. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
↑ "Governor of the Cayman Islands invites nominations for honours - News articles - Inside Government". GOV.UK. 2013-04-23. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
↑ "Her Majesty The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013". Govsubportal.com. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
1 2 Mackay, James; Mussell, John W., eds. (2004). The Medal Yearbook 2004. Devon, UK: Token Publishing Ltd. p. 276. ISBN 9781870192620.

Orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom

Current awards

Level 1	Victoria Cross (VC) George Cross (GC)

Level 2A	Distinguished Service Order (DSO) Conspicuous Gallantry Cross (CGC) Royal Red Cross Class I (RRC)

Level 2B	George Medal (GM) Queen's Police Medal, for Gallantry (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Gallantry (QFSM)

Level 3A	Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Military Cross (MC) Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Air Force Cross (AFC) Royal Red Cross Class II (ARRC)

Level 3B	Constabulary Medal (Ireland) Sea Gallantry Medal (SGM) Queen's Gallantry Medal (QGM) Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) British Empire Medal (BEM) Queen's Police Medal, for Distinguished Service (QPM) Queen's Fire Service Medal, for Distinguished Service (QFSM) Queen's Ambulance Service Medal Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM) Queen's Medal for Chiefs Polar Medal Imperial Service Medal Overseas Territories Police Medal

Level 4	Mentioned in Despatches Queen's Commendation for Bravery Queen's Commendation for Bravery in the Air Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Other awards	Badge of Honour

Obsolete awards

Level 1	Indian Order of Merit (First Class) (IOM) Albert Medal (1st class) (AM) Edward Medal (1st class) (EM) Empire Gallantry Medal (EGM)

Level 2A	Indian Order of Merit (Second Class) (IOM) Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (CGM) Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying) (CGM)

Level 2B	Albert Medal (2nd class) (AM) Edward Medal (2nd class) (EM) Union of South Africa King's Medal for Bravery, Gold

Level 3A	Order of British India (First Class) (OBI) Order of British India (Second Class) (OBI) Indian Order of Merit (Third Class) (IOM) Royal West African Frontier Force Distinguished Conduct Medal King's African Rifles Distinguished Conduct Medal Indian Distinguished Service Medal (IDSM) Distinguished Service Medal (DSM) Military Medal (MM) Distinguished Flying Medal (DFM) Air Force Medal (AFM) Burma Gallantry Medal (BGM)

Level 3B	Union of South Africa Queen's Medal for Bravery (Silver) Kaisar-i-Hind Medal (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Indian Police Medal, for Gallantry Ceylon Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Gallantry Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Gallantry Colonial Police Medal, for Gallantry (CPM) Canada Medal (CM) Indian Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Ceylon Police Medal, for Merit Sierra Leone Police Medal, for Meritorious Service Sierra Leone Fire Brigades Medal, for Meritorious Service

Level 4	King's/Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct King's/Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

See also: British campaign medals

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