the badge of the Order on a plain ribbon on the left chest. A sixth class, Grand Collar (GColA), outranking all previous, was introduced in 2021. Insignia The badge of the Order is a gilt cross with green enamel, similar to the Order's emblem illustrated here, but with a longer lower arm. During the monarchy the badge was topped by the Sacred Heart of Christ. The star of the Order is an eight-pointed, faceted star, in gilt for Grand Cross and Grand Officer, and in silver for Commander. The central disc is in white enamel, with a miniature of the modern badge in it. During the monarchy the Sacred Heart of Christ was placed at the top of the star. The ribbon of the Order is plain green. Selected recipients Captain James Yeo, Royal Navy 1809 Roberto Ivens, 1895. David Legge Brainard, American arctic explorer and Army officer Richard E. Byrd, American polar explorer and aviator 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma Hesketh Hesketh-Prichard, British Army Officer James L Jones, 2006 Lieutenant General Baron Albert du Roy de Blicquy. See also Honorific orders of Portugal Notes References For Documents: Noronha, Constitucoes de S. Bento de Aviz (Lisbon. 1631). For history: Jos. Da Purificao, Catalogo dos Mestres de Aviz, 1722 (Acad real de Historia); Burro, Chronica de Cister, onde, etc.. (Lisbon. 1602); cf Almeida in Mem. Acad. Scient. Lisboa (1837); Helyot, Dictionnaire des ordes religieux (1847), 1, 348-350; Schefer, Gesch. Von Portugal (Gotha 1834-54); Herculano, History of Portugal (Lisbon, 1554–73) Olival, The Military Orders and the Portuguese Expansion (15th to 17th Centuries), Portuguese Studies Review Monograph Series, Vol. 3 (Peterborough, 2018). Christian religious orders established in the 12th century Aviz, Order of 1146 establishments in Europe 12th-century establishments in Portugal