Definizione

• Grand Cordon.  A broad ribbon or sash worn over one shoulder that hangs down at the side opposite the shoulder, a badge or decoration hangs from this cloth strip. It is a mark of highest honor, a badge of the highest office, often seen on royalty. A grand cordon is also the person entitled to wear such an award.

  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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