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146 of the ribbon is Nassau blue with two orange coloured stripes.

The distinctive marks of the different classes are:

1. For the Knights Grand Cross, the decoration of the front mounted on a silver star without the crown, and embroidered upon the left side of the coat, (Tab. II. No. 6), while the jewel of the Order, (No. 8), is worn across the right shoulder towards the left hip, by a ribbon about three and a half inches wide.

2. For the Commanders, the same decoration embroidered upon the coat without the star, but with the crown above it. (Tab. II. No. 7). The jewel is worn round the neck by a ribbon about two inches and a half wide.

3. For the simple Knights, the decoration is worn at the button-hole, suspended by a ribbon about two inches and a half wide.

The Brothers' wear a silver medal instead of the cross; the front shows the symbol, and the reverse, the motto of the Order. It is worn suspended by a blue ribbon, about one inch and a half wide, with an orange stripe in the middle. (Tab. II. No. 9).

The Brothers' receive an annual pension of 200 fl. (about £17), the half of which goes, after death, to their widows.

THE TEUTONIC ORDER.

The history and sketch of this Order is already given under.

Utrecht, was one of the twelve Bailiwicks, of which the Order consisted in Germany. It originated from a gift bequeathed to the Order, by a nobleman of Munster, a certain