Kleinood of a Commander
The Order of Good Hope is an 1973 award of the Republic of South Africa. The ribbon is green with two wide yellow stripes. This knight order was granted only to strangers and was thought for "earnings for South Africa and promoting international relations". The Dutch queen Beatrix is Grootkruis in this order, including Margaretha II of Denmark. The Belgian carriers belonged to Léon Rochtus.
In the 1980s - 1988 the order was also awarded to South African citizens.
The icing is in the form of a gold star with eight points and eight groups of six rays. In the central medallion two white birds are pictured on a light blue background. On the ring are flowers and the motto "" SPES BONA "applied. A gold-plated anchor serves as an increase and connection with the ribbon.
This knight order has the five grades in international diplomatic traffic. In addition, there was a "Special Class" for Heads of State. They received the Great Chain of Order. The reforms of after 2000
President Nelson Mandela announced that he wanted to reform the order system. The South African government saw the words as a reliance on apartheid with a clear European, and not African, background and symbolism. The peoples of Southern Africa did not know knight orders. The design of this order was rated as "negative". This was especially true for the rays, the colors, the anchor and the Latin of the motto. A new commemorative bill cost 11,000 rand.
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