of the Order of the Bath (highest) : Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (highest) : Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (highest) : Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (highest) : Grand Cross of the Order of Saint John (highest) Former : Grand Cross of the Order of Columbus (Abolished as a state order in 1891) : Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Highest, cancelled as national order in 1890, since then claimed as house order) : Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Saint Benedict of Avis (2nd, cancelled as national order in 1890, since then claimed as house order) : Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Saint James of the Sword (3rd, cancelled as national order in 1890, since then claimed as house order) : Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Cross (4th, cancelled as national order in 1891 and reestablished as the National Order of the Southern Cross in 1932) : Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of Dom Pedro I (5th, cancelled as national order in 1890, since then claimed as house order) : Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Rose (6th, cancelled as national order in 1890, since then claimed as house order) French Comoros: Grand Cross of the Order of the Star of Anjouan (Deprecated in 1963 by the National Order of Merit) French Dahomey: Grand Cross of the Order of the Black Star (Deprecated in 1963 by the National Order of Merit) French Somaliland: Grand Cross of the Order of the Light (Deprecated in 1963 by the National Order of Merit) : Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Kapiʻolani (3rd, became obsolete in 1893) Gallery Illustration of typical insignia, as in the case of the Legion of Honour of France. See also Order of chivalry Order (distinction) Phaleristics Explanatory notes References Footnotes Orders of chivalry Medals Sashes