Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain
(Full Size), 5th Rank
五等嘉禾勳章
(官方版)
Item number: M246
Year: AD 1912-1929
Material: Silver and Enamel
Size: 128.8 x 49.9 x 5.7 mm
Weight: 31.5 g
Provenance: La Galerie Numismatique 2022
This is the “Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain,” issued on July 9, AD 1912, the first year of the Republic of China, after the Beiyang Government passed the “Order of Medals.” The Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain is the highest rank of medal that could be awarded to individuals other than the President of the Beiyang Government, bestowed upon those who have made outstanding contributions to the nation, academia, or their professions.
The Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain consists of nine ranks and ten types, distinguishable by the wearing position and the ribbon colour:
Rank | Wearing position | Ribbon colour |
1st | Orderwith sash | Yellow with red edges |
2nd | Orderwith sash or Star | Yellow with white edges |
3rd | Orderwith cravat | Red with white edges |
4th | Order with ribbon and rosette | Red with white edges |
5th | Order with ribbon | Red with white edges |
6th | Order with ribbon and rosette | Blue with red edges |
7th | Order with ribbon | Blue with red edges |
8th | Order with ribbon | White with red edges |
9th | Order with ribbon | Black with red edges |
This order is the fifth rank and is worn with a ribbon on the left chest. The ribbon is red with white edges and designed to resemble a ruyi (scepter) from which the order is suspended. The order itself has an overall appearance of an eight-pointed star, with rays painted in white enamel with gold borders. The centre of the obverse side of the order features a circular section displaying five bundles of rice, symbolising the nation’s foundation in agriculture, against a white background.
The ribbons binding the rice bundles are decorated in the national flag colours of red, yellow, blue, white, and black. Surrounding the white background is a blue circular band adorned with the Beiyang government’s “red, yellow, blue, white, black” dots.
The reverse side of the order has a red enamel background, with the inscription “Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain” in gold seal script.
Since its announcement, notable recipients of the Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain included Yan Tianyou, known as the “Father of Chinese Railways,” and Wu Jintang, a Chinese expatriate in Japan. It was also awarded as a diplomatic gesture to foreign individuals.
On April 16, AD 1929, following the successful Northern Expedition and the relocation of the capital to Nanjing, the National Government issued a decree declaring the cessation of the Order of the Precious Brilliant Golden Grain, along with other Beiyang Government medals.
物件編號: M246
年代: 公元 1912-1929 年
材質: 銀, 琺瑯
尺寸: 128.8 x 49.9 x 5.7 mm
重量: 31.5 g
來源: 貨幣畫廊 2022
這是民國元年(公元1912年) 7月9日,北洋政府通過《勳章令》後頒布的「嘉禾勳章」。嘉禾勳章是北洋政府大總統以外的人能獲得的最高等級勳章,授予對國家、學問和事業有傑出貢獻的人。
嘉禾勳章共計有九等十種,從佩戴位置和綬帶顏色能作出區別:
等級 | 授勳方式 | 綬帶顏色 |
一等 | 大綬 | 黃底紅緣 |
二等 | 大綬 / 星章 | 黃底白緣 |
三等 | 領綬 | 紅底白緣 |
四等 | 襟綬加結 | 紅底白緣 |
五等 | 襟綬 | 紅底白緣 |
六等 | 襟綬加結 | 藍底紅緣 |
七等 | 襟綬 | 藍底紅緣 |
八等 | 襟綬 | 白底紅緣 |
九等 | 襟綬 | 黑底白緣 |