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	Civil Orders Civil Orders and the Civil Honours Advisory Commission Civil Honours Advisory Commission Order of the Netherlands Lion History For whom? Decorations Order of Orange-Nassau History For whom? Decorations Honorary Medal for Charitable Assistance Wearing the decorations   The Chancellery of the Netherlands Orders Other honours Decorations for bravery The Bronze Lion The Bronze Cross The Cross of Merit The Airman's Cross Honorary Medal for Charitable Assistance The Order of the House of Orange History of the Dutch honours system History - History before 1815 History - The period between 1815 and 1994 History - 1994: Revision of honours system Main points of the revision Nomination, Advice and Conferral Standard procedure for the Civil Orders Standard procedures of nomination for honour Nomination Advice by mayor Advice by the Queen's Commissioner Advice by Civil Honours Advisory Commission Recommendation and draft Royal decree by 'relevant' minister Signing Royal decree by Her Majesty the Queen Conferral Other procedures for the Civil Orders Netherlands Antilles Aruba Outside the kingdom Mayors and Queen's Commissioners Servicemen Special procedures Decorations in diplomatic circles Decoraties aan buitenlanders en aan Nederlanders in het buitenland Orden und Ehrenzeichen an Ausländer und an Niederländer mit Wohnsitz im Ausland Condecoraciones a extranjeros y a holandeses que residen fuera del Reino de los Países Bajos Décorations à des étrangers et à des Néerlandais résidant à l'étranger Decorations conferred on foreign nationals or Dutch nationals living abroad   The Chancellery of the Netherlands Orders The Chancellery of the Netherlands Orders History Chancellor Tasks and Organisation Building   Military William Order Military William Order and Advisory Commission of the Military William Order Advisory Commission of the Military William Order History Decorations Grand Cross Commander Knight 3rd class Knight 4th class For whom? Procedure Conferral Military Williams Order for Poles