ðɪ ɪnsˈɪɡniəz ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ hæv vˈɛɹid θɹuːˈaʊt tˈaɪm, bˌʌt hæv ɪnvˈɛɹɪəbli meɪntˈeɪnd sˌʌm ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl fˈiːtʃɚz: blˈuː sˈɪlk bˈænd wɪð wˈaɪt dɪzˈaɪn, ɐn ˈeɪtpˈɔɪnt kɹˈɔs wɪððɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ ʌvðɪ ɪmˈækjʊlət kənsˈɛpʃən, ðə mˈɑːɾoʊ vˈɜːɾuːɾi ˈɛt mɛɹˈiːɾoʊ ænd ðə fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv tʃˈɑːɹlz ɹˌoʊmən θɹˈiː.
The insignias of the Order have varied throughout time, but have invariably maintained some original features: blue silk band with white design, an eight-point cross with the image of the Immaculate Conception, the motto Virtuti et Merito and the figure of Charles III.