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| | The Order of the Bath (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | The order currently includes the monarch, members of the royal family, foreigners (known as "honorary members"), and the classes of knights--115 knights or dames grand cross (G.C.B.), 328 knights or dames commanders (K.C.B. or D.C.B., respectively), and 1,815 companions (C.B.). |
 | | The officers of the order are the dean (usually the dean of Westminster), Bath king of arms, registrar, usher of the Scarlet Rod, and secretary. |
 | | The badge of the order depicts three crowns with the order's motto Tria juncta in uno ("Three joined in one"), as well as the Welsh motto Ich dien ("I serve"), and the emblems of England, Scotland, and Ireland (rose, thistle, shamrock). |
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