by the Member Class of the Order of Orange-Nassau, which is reserved only for Dutch citizens. The vast majority of awards are at the level of Member and are for voluntary service; the grade of Knight is awarded for outstanding personal achievement, the grade of Officer for contributions of national or international significance (e.g. distinguished professors; former ministers, but also very well-known disc jockeys or even a tattooist of very high reputation). The Officer grade is the first of what are referred to as the 'special decorations'. The grade of Commander is very sparingly awarded, and the two highest grades are awarded only very rarely indeed (for example to those with a record of distinguished service in public life who have occupied many high positions over a good number of years). Grades The Order of Orange-Nassau has two divisions, civil and military, the former denoted by a wreath of laurel on the badges, and the latter by crossed swords on both the badges and the stars. The king or queen regnant of the Netherlands is the Grand Master of the Order of Orange-Nassau. Since 1996 In addition to the two divisions, since 1996 the Order of Orange-Nassau has been issued in six classes: Knight Grand Cross – badge may be worn on a sash on the right shoulder, plus an 8-pointed star on the left chest Grand Officer – badge may be worn by men on a necklet, and by women worn on a ribbon tied as a bow at the left chest; also a 4-pointed star is worn on the left chest Commander – badge may be worn by men on a necklet, and by women worn on a ribbon tied as a bow at the left chest Officer – wears the badge on a ribbon with a rosette on the left chest Knight – wears the badge on a ribbon on the left chest Member – wears a smaller badge on a ribbon on the left chest For the grades of Knight and Member, the badges are made of silver. For the other grades, the silver is gilded. Prior to 1996 Until 1996, the Order of Orange-Nassau consisted of five grades. In addition, honorary medals were issued in Gold, Silver and Bronze, but these were only affiliated with the order; the bearers of the medal were not members of the order. Now no longer issued, these were replaced