Status No longer awarded | Established 13 April 1932 | |
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Type Colonial order of knighthood Eligibility Portuguese citizens; military or civilian Awarded for Service in the Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa Grades Grand Collar
Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight | ||
The Order of the Colonial Empire (Portuguese:"Ordem do Império Colonial") was a Portuguese Order (decoration), established on 13 April 1932 as a colonial order of knighthood, to reward services by soldiers and civilians in the Portuguese colonies in Asia and Africa.
Contents
The Order consisted of four grades:
The Commander grade was dropped sometime during the 1960s, and the Order was discontinued upon the Carnation Revolution in 1974.
Insignia
The badge of the Order was an enamel Order of Christ Cross, in silver for Knight and in gilt for higher grades, with the lesser Coat of arms of Portugal in enamel and gilt at the centre.
The star of the Order was an eight-pointed faceted star, in gilt for Grand Cross and Grand Officer, in silver for Commander, with the badge of the Order at the centre.
The ribbon of the Order was red with black central and edge stripes.
Notable Recipients
Grand Crosses :