Order of the British Empire

**Order of the British Empire**
	British order of chivalry
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Instance of	order of chivalry; award; title of honor;
Subclass of	orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom;
Location	United Kingdom;
Has part(s)	Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Member of the Order of the British Empire; Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Officer of the Order of the British Empire; Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; Empire Gallantry Medal; Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire; British Empire Medal;
Founded by	George V;
Inception	4 June 1917;
Next higher rank	Royal Victorian Order;
Next lower rank	Order of the Crown of India;
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	Q14420; VIAF ID: 157543990; GND ID: 4298376-9; Library of Congress authority ID: nr90010472; Libraries Australia ID: 35400351; BabelNet ID: 01401585n
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<nowiki>Orden del Imperio británico; Darjah Empayar British; Британийы империйы орден; Order of the British Empire; Орден на Британската империя; Britanya İmparatorluğu Nişanı; 大英帝國勳章; Rad britského impéria; Орден Британської імперії; Order of the British Empire; 大英帝國勳章; 大英帝国勋章; Order of the British Empire; Ordeno de la Brita imperio; Ред на Британската Империја; Order of the British Empire; অর্ডার অফ দ্য ব্রিটিশ এম্পায়ার; ordre de l'Empire britannique; Red Britanskog Carstva; 大英帝国勋章; ऑर्डर ऑफ द ब्रिटिश एम्पायर; Huân chương Đế quốc Anh; Britu Impērijas ordenis; Orde van die Britse Ryk; Орден Британске империје; Ordem do Império Britânico; Order of the British Empire; Order of the British Empire; Den britiske imperieordenen; Order of the British Empire; "Britaniya imperiyası" ordeni; نیشانی فەرمی ئیمپراتۆریەتیی بەریتانی; Order of the British Empire; نيشان الإمبراطورية البريطانية; Order of the British Empire; 大英帝國勳章; a Brit Birodalom Rendje; Britainiar Inperioko Ordena; Orde del Imperiu Británicu; орден Британской империи; Order of the British Empire; Order of the British Empire; ордэн Брытанскай імперыі; رتبه امپراتوری بریتانیا; 大英帝國勳章; Order of the British Empire; ბრტიანეთის იმპერიის ორდენი; 大英帝国勲章; Order of the British Empire; رتبه امبراطوريه بريطانيه; מסדר האימפריה הבריטית; Британ империясе ордены; ऑर्डर ऑफ़ ब्रिटिश एम्पायर; 大英帝国勋章; Brittiläisen imperiumin ritarikunta; Order of the British Empire; Ordine dell'Impero Britannico; ордэн Брытанскай імпэрыі; Briti impeeriumi ordu; Τάγμα της Βρετανικής Αυτοκρατορίας; Řád britského impéria; Ordinul Imperiului Britanic; 大英帝國勳章; Britaniya imperiyasi ordeni; Ordem do Império Britânico; Brittiska imperieorden; 大英帝國勳章; Orde de l'Imperi Britànic; Britanijos imperijos ordinas; red Britanskega imperija; Urdd yr Ymerodraeth Brydeinig; Òrdre de l'Empèri Britanic; Ordo Imperium Britania; เครื่องราชอิสริยาภรณ์แห่งจักรวรรดิอังกฤษ; Order Imperium Brytyjskiego; ഓർഡർ ഓഫ് ദ ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് എംപയർ; Orde van het Britse Rijk; 大英帝国勋章; Bilin ti Imperio ti Britaniko; Բրիտանական կայսրության շքանշան; Order of the British Empire; Orde do Imperio Británico; آرڈر آف دی برٹش ایمپائر; 大英帝国勋章; Ord Impireacht na Breataine; orden de caballería británica; britainiar zaldun-ordena; orde de cavalleria britànic; britischer Verdienstorden; order of chivalry of British constitutional monarchy; نشان شایستگی بریتانیا; 嘉奖制度; britisk orden; 英国の騎士団勲章; brittisk riddarorden; מסדר אבירות מונרכיה חוקתית בריטניה; 영국 연방의 훈장; honoriga ordeno de Britio; britské vyznamenání; onorificenza del Regno Unito; সম্মানসূচক ব্রিটিশ পদবী; ordre de chevalerie britannique établi en 1917; брытанская ўзнагарода; huân chương Anh; Britse ridderorde; одликовање британске монархије; Den britiske imperieordenen; Ordem de Cavalaria Britânica; odznaczenie brytyjskie; ഒരു ബ്രിട്ടീഷ് പരമോന്നത ബഹുമതി; 授勳及嘉獎制度; britské vyznamenanie; British order of chivalry; brittiläinen kunniaritarikunta; британский рыцарский орден; orde de cabalería británica; رتبة فروسية من الملكية الدستورية البريطانية; ιπποτικό τάγμα της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας; Ridderorde; Orden del Imperio britanico; 大英帝国勲章グランド・マスター; 大英帝国騎士団グランドマスター; excellentissime ordre de l’Empire britannique; StbEmpO; Britaniar Inperioaren Ordena; Britainiar Inperioko Ordena txit gorena; Order of the British Empire; رتبة الإمبراطورية البريطانية; OBE; Order of the British Empire; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Wielce Wspaniały Order Imperium Brytyjskiego; Order Wielce Wspaniały Cesarstwa Brytańskiego; CBE; OBE; The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; C.B.E.; OBE; Бритайнаг империйы орден; Most Excellent Order of the British Empire; Order of the British Empire; a Brit Birodalom Érdemrendje; Brit Birodalom Rendje; Brit Birodalom Érdemrendje; Most Excellent Order of the British Empire</nowiki>

English: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Imperial Order of Chivalry created in 1917. It has five classes (Member, Officer, Commander, Knight Commander, and Knight Grand Cross). It also had a medal known as the British Empire Medal which was mostly discontinued in 1993. If you find any more images in the commons of people wearing any grand crosses of the order please add them to this page, or to Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire.

Ribbon images[edit]

Civil

File:Order of the British Empire (Civil) Ribbon.png

Military

File:Order of the British Empire (Military).jpg

Insignia[edit]

The MBE medal with civil ribbon. Scanned by a wikipedian
Star of a Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE, type I)
Star of a Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE) as worn on the Mantle
Mantle for a Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
Star of a Knight Commander or Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
insignia of a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE, here with military ribbon). A similar medal is also worn as part of the insignia of a Knight Commander or Dame Commander (KBE or DBE)