The Most Gallant Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei Darjah Pahlawan Negara Brunei Yang Amat Perkasa | |
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Awarded by the Sultan of Brunei | |
Type | State |
Established | 28 November 1959 |
Country | Brunei |
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The Most Gallant Order of Pahlawan Negara Brunei [1] (Malay : Darjah Pahlawan Negara Brunei Yang Amat Perkasa), also translated as The Most Gallant Order of the Hero of the State of Brunei, [2] is an order of Brunei. It was established on 28 November 1959 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. [2]
The order consists of four classes:
Class | Post-nominal | Title |
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First Class | PSPNB | Dato Seri Pahlawan |
Second Class | DHPNB | Dato Hamzah Pahlawan |
Third Class | PNB | - |
Fourth Class | PJP | - |
In the numerous links of the collar, crossed daggers, swords, tridents, and arrows are created in a military-appropriate fashion. Red, green, and white enamel is used to embellish each of these emblems. [3] The first class's items included a collar chain that measured about 920 millimetres (36 in) and had 16 medallions on it, including two crossed sabres, two crossed tridents, and two crossed lances. There were also eight smaller medallions of crossed daggers with different designs made of silver, gilt, and enamel; an adornment or sash badge measuring 65 millimetres (2.6 in) and a star measuring 88 millimetres (3.5 in) that was made of silver, gilt, and enamel, with a sash riband. [4]
Members of the armed forces who have displayed particularly valiant behavior are given this order. [3]
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