Definition

• Cordon.  A broad ribbon worn over one shoulder as a badge of honor. It is like the sash worn by a beauty contestant. It differs from neck ribbon because it does not circle the neck. A grand cordon hangs down at the side with a badge, a type of decoration, hung from it, as a very high mark of honor. Cordon bleu, blue ribbon, is a highly prized recognition – with or without a medal – often bestowed in the culinary and other fields.

  excerpted with permission from

  An Encyclopedia of Coin and Medal Technology

  For Artists, Makers, Collectors and Curators

  COMPILED AND WRITTEN BY D. WAYNE JOHNSON

  Roger W. Burdette, Editor

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