Male Companion's Badge of the Queen's Service Order for Community Service

The Queen's Service Order was established by Queen Elizabeth II on 13 March 1975. It is a New Zealand Order awarded for "for valuable voluntary service to the community or meritorious and faithful services to the Crown or similar services within the public sector, whether in elected or appointed office", excepting military service. This Order effectively replaced the Imperial Service Order in New Zealand during a review of the New Zealand Honours System in 1974. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (587x886, 47 KB)Ingisnia for a Male Companion of the Queens Service Order awarded for Community Service Source page Copyright notice explicitly states: Material featured on this site is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (587x886, 47 KB)Ingisnia for a Male Companion of the Queens Service Order awarded for Community Service Source page Copyright notice explicitly states: Material featured on this site is subject to Crown copyright protection unless otherwise indicated. ... Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... The Imperial Service Order was established by King Edward VII in August 1902. ... // History Royal honours were awarded in New Zealand from the very beginning of settlement. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ...

Both men and women are eligible for this order (in Public and Community Service divisions), and receipients of this one-class order are entitled to use the post-nominal letters "QSO". Members of the Order are styled "Companion". "Extra" and "Additional" Companions can be added to the membership in the case of members of the Royal Family and former Governors-General, respectively. Post-nominal letters also called Post-nominal initials or Post-nominal titles are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. ...

The insignia of the order is a stylised manuka flower with five petals, which contains the effigy of the reigning monarch surrounded by a red circle indicating the division of the Order for which it was awarded (i e For Public Service or For Community Service). This circle is royally crowned. The ribbon has black and white diagonal 'steps' in the centre with red stripes along each edge of the ribbon. Men wear the insignia as they would with other state decorations whereas women wear the badge on a bow at the left shoulder. The Manuka (or tea tree) is a tree endemic to New Zealand. ...

There is also a related Queen's Service Medal, which is a silver circular medal bearing the effigy of the reigning monarch on the obverse, and the Coat of Arms of New Zealand on the reverse. The ribbon or bow pattern is the same as the Queen's Service Order. The Medal is also awarded in the same two divisions as the Order. To the right is the Coat of Arms of New Zealand. ...

Important Members and Officers

• Sovereign: HM The Queen
• Principal Companion: Dame Silvia Cartwright PCNZM DBE (Governor-General of New Zealand)
• Extra Companions:
  • HRH The Duke of Edinburgh KG KT OM GBE AC QSO PC (1981)
  • HRH The Prince of Wales KG KT GCB OM AK QSO PC ADC (1983)
  • HRH The Princess Royal LG LT GCVO QSO (1990)
• Officers:
  • Registrar: Diane Morcom (Clerk of the Executive Council of New Zealand)
  • Secretary: Diane Morcom (ditto)

Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), born 21 April 1926, is the Queen regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Antigua and... Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM DBE (née Poulter) (born November 7, 1943) is New Zealands second female Governor-General, and as the Queens representative, lives in Government House in the capital city of Wellington. ... Companions Badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Principal Companion (PCNZM) (formerly Knight or Dame... Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in decreasing order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand The Governor-General of New Zealand is the representative in the Realm of New Zealand of the Queen of New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II, and as such is the highest office in the Government of New Zealand. ... The Duke of Edinburgh The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (Philip Mountbatten, formerly Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark) (born 10 June 1921) is the husband of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. ... Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, office, or honour. ... 1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness The Prince Charles Philip Arthur George, Prince of Wales (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, office, or honour. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Princess Anne, Princess Royal, LG, LT, GCVO, QSO (Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise Laurence, formerly Phillips, née Mountbatten-Windsor), styled HRH The Princess Royal (born August 15, 1950), is a member of the British Royal Family. ... Post-nominal letters are letters placed after the name of an individual to indicate that that individual holds a position, office, or honour. ... This article is about the year. ... The Executive Council of New Zealand is the body which provides the formal basis for the Cabinet. ...

See also

• British and Commonwealth orders and decorations
• New Zealand Honours System

This article concerns British and Commonwealth orders and decorations awarded by the British Sovereign. ... // History Royal honours were awarded in New Zealand from the very beginning of settlement. ...

External link

• Official Site, has images of the various insignia