Necklet


A necklet is a type of decoration which is designed to be worn and displayed around a person's neck, rather than hung from the chest as is the standard practice for displaying most decorations.
In the Middle Ages most order's insignias were worn on a collar – see livery collar. Later, in the 16th century the insignia of the French Order of the Holy Spirit were worn on a ribbon. When, in the late 17th century, orders were divided into several classes, the cross on a ribbon around the neck became the privilege of a commander. A decoration in that rank is usually awarded to high-ranking officials like brigadiers, consuls and secretaries of State.
A woman usually wears her commander's cross on a bow on the shoulder of her dress.
In chivalric orders like the Order of Malta or the Teutonic Order the insignia of the knights is worn hanging from a ribbon around the neck. The same is true of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
In the 19th century it was not unusual to wear a Grand Cross, normally hanging from a ribbon over the shoulder to the hip as on a necklet when this was considered more convenient or when another Grand Cross was worn.

Select list of badges suspended from neck riband

Some nations confer honors which are signified in the form of a badge which is worn suspended from a ribbon around the neck, including:
NameCountryNotes
Bharat RatnaHighest civilian decoration of India.
Order of the British EmpireRanks of Knight Commander and Commander.
Royal Victorian OrderRanks of Knight Commander and Commander.
Order of Merit
Order of the Companions of Honour
Order of St. JohnRanks of Commander or higher.
Legion of HonourRank of Commander.
Order of MeritRank of Commander.
Order of the Defender of the RealmRank of Companion, male recipient only
Order of Loyalty to the Crown of MalaysiaRank of Companion, male recipient only
Order of Loyalty to the Royal Family of MalaysiaRank of Companion, male recipient only
Order of Merit
Order of Sultan Ahmad Shah of PahangPahangMYS