Nepal Pratap Bhaskara

The Nepal Pratap Bhaskara (Nepali: नेपाल प्रताप भास्कर) is a decoration of Nepal. It is also called as the Nepal Decoration of Honour. It is the highest honour of Nepal given to only foreign monarchs and Nepalese ruling sovereign.

Nepal Pratap Bhaskara Nepal Decoration of Honour
Type	Order
Awarded for	Members of the Nepalese and foreign royal families.
Presented by	Nepal
Established	25 December 1966
First award	In 1966 to King Mahendra of Nepal
Final award	In 2001 to Queen Komal of Nepal
Total	11 awarded till date
Ribbon bar of the order
Precedence
Next (higher)	Birendra Chain
Equivalent	Order of Ojaswi Rajanya
Next (lower)	Tribhuvan Prajatantra Bhaskara

History

It is instituted on 25 December 1966 by King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev.

Insignia

The ribbon of the order is blue with a white-edged red central stripe. It has a badge worn on the chest and one on the sash ribbon.

Grades

The Nepal Pratap Bhaskara has one grade: Member. The decoration consists of the Sovereign (Parama-Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara), Grand Master (Ati-Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara), and ordinary members (Nepal-Pratap-Bhaskara). Conferred on members of the Nepalese and foreign Royal houses.

Recipients

• King Mahendra of Nepal (1966)
• Queen Ratna of Nepal (1966)
• King Birendra of Nepal (1972)
• Queen Aishwarya of Nepal (1975)
• King Juan Carlos I of Spain (1983)
• King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (1986)
• Queen Sirikit of Thailand (1986)
• Queen Margrethe II of Denmark (1989)
• Crown Prince Dipendra of Nepal (1995)
• King Gyanendra of Nepal (2001)
• Queen Komal of Nepal (2001)