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| | DECORATIONS, CIVIL AND MILITARY. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | Orders of knighthood, such as the Order of the Bath and the Order of the Garter, still exist in Great Britain. |
 | | British orders created in modern timese.g., the Distinguished Service Order (1886), the Royal Victorian Order (1896), the Order of Merit (1902), and the Order of the British Empire (1917)are decorations for civil and military service rather than true feudal orders. |
 | | Most European orders are graded in several classes, and the stars, crosses, ribbons, and other insignia corresponding to different classes vary greatly in aspect and value. |
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