The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia | |
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Awarded by the Sultan of Brunei | |
Type | State |
Established | 29 November 1959 |
Country | Brunei |
Religious affiliation | Islam |
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The Most Blessed Order of Setia Negara Brunei [1] (Malay : Darjah Setia Negara Brunei Yang Amat Bahagia), also translated as The Most Blessed Order of Loyalty to the State of Brunei, [2] is an order of Brunei Darussalam. It was established on 29 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 | PSNB | Dato Seri Setia |
Second Class | DSNB | Dato Setia |
Third Class | SNB | |
Fourth Class | PSB |
The First Class included a 100 millimetres (3.9 inches) sash badge with a long neck riband, silver-gilt and enamel, good very fine, and a star and crescent suspension measuring 67 millimetres (2.6 inches). [3]
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