Honorary Order of the Yellow Star

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Honorary Order of the Yellow Star
Ere-Orde van de Gele Ster
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Star of the order
Awarded by Flag of Suriname.svg Republic of Suriname
Type Order with five classes and two medals
MottoJUSTITIA PIETAS FIDES (Justice Piety Fidelity).
EligibilitySurinamese nationals or some distinguished foreign persons
Awarded forThose who made important contributions to the Surinamese state or society
StatusCurrently constituted
Grand MasterHE Chan Santokhi
GradesGrand Cordon
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Precedence
Next (higher)None (highest)
Next (lower) Honorary Order of the Palm
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Ribbon bar of the order

Honorary Order of the Yellow Star and Honorary Medals in Gold and Silver Ereorde van de Gele Ster.jpg
Honorary Order of the Yellow Star and Honorary Medals in Gold and Silver

The Honorary Order of the Yellow Star (Dutch: Ere-Orde van de Gele Ster) is the highest state decoration of the Republic of Suriname. The Order was instituted in 1975 at the independence of Suriname and replaced the Dutch Order of the Netherlands Lion. It is awarded to individuals for their meritorious service to the Surinamese people or nation. Foreigners are also eligible to receive the order. The president of Suriname is the Grand Master of the order.

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Classes

The Honorary Order of the Yellow Star is issued in five classes, plus two medals:

The president of Suriname as Grand Master wears the Grand Order Chain (Groot Ordeketen) of the order. In addition, select foreign heads of state may be honoured with the Grand Order Chain. [1]

Insignia

The Collar of the Order, formally the Grand Order Chain, is in gold, with alternating the "Sen" (S-shaped monogram) and gold stars as facets, connected with small chains. The whole chain rests on a folded Ribbon of the order that culminates in two bows. The bows are worn on the shoulders.

The Badge of the order exists of a gold gilt five-pointed star each topped with a small ball, and gold gilt rays between the arms, resulting in a badge with the shape of a pentagon. The central disk shows the yellow star of the flag and coat of arms of Suriname on white enamel, surrounded by a black enamel and gold edged ring displaying the motto in yellow (also from the Surinamese coat of arms): JUSTITIA - PIETAS - FIDES ("Justice - Piety - Fidelity").

The Star of the Order is an eight-pointed gold gilt star with straight rays. The central disc is the same as that of the badge.

The Medal is round, with a gold and silver version. It shows the five-pointed star and a surrounding circlet with the motto of the order.

The Ribbon of the order is red with white stripes at the edges.

Controversy

After his inauguration in 2010, the Surinamese president Dési Bouterse immediately honoured all nine still living conspirators, who together with Bouterse were involved in the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, with the Grand Cordon of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star. This led internationally to great controversy, since all nine are accused of involvement in the December murders in 1982, when thirteen civilians and two military officials were murdered because they opposed the military rule in Suriname. [2]

Selected recipients

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References

  1. ↑ "Statutes of the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star (in Dutch)" (PDF). Republic of Suriname. 1977. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ↑ Bouterse eert plegers staatsgreep 1980 - website of the newspaper BN De stem
  3. ↑ Carrington krijgt hoogste onderscheiding republiek Suriname - website Starnieuws.com
  4. ↑ "Dood Gaanman Gazon Matodja, het einde van een tijdperk". Werkgroup Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "'Jules Sedney heeft zich onsterfelijk gemaakt'". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). 21 June 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  6. ↑ Lintje voor Clarence Seedorf Archived 2013-05-10 at the Wayback Machine - website shownu.nl
  7. ↑ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar first in Asia to receive Suriname's highest civilian honour - website ibtimes.co.in
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