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# [[File:NED Huisorde van Oranje C3 BAR.png|80px]] The Bronze Medal for Art and Science. (equal in rank to a knight and rare)
 
The number does not indicate a rank within the Order. The Dame of Honour was neither inferior ornor superior to another grade; however the highest rank was the Grand Cross. The insignia vary considerably amongst these awards; however ,they all share the same orange ribbon, symbolizing the [[House of Orange]].
 
More than 3200 decorations were conferred between 1905 and 1969, mostly to Court Dignitaries, the Queen's household, and doctors and lawyers who could choose between sending a bill for their services or a decoration in the House Order.
 
===Reorganisation of the order in 1969===
By court decree on 30 November 1969, [[Queen Juliana]] decided to reorganise the Order to bring it more in line with the ever more egalitarian spirit of the Dutch society. As a result, the order is now divided into four semi-independent groups:
 
#[[Order of the House of Orange#The House Order today|The House Order]]