Ribbon: Red with vertical white stripe and horizontal mixed red and white stripe.
		Instituted: 31 August 1841.
		Awarded: Awarded to artists (musicians, painters, actors, etc.) and scientists who have done extremely noteworthy work.
  
    | Christian VIII | 
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    | Christian IX | 
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    | Frederick VIII | 
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    | Christian X | 
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    | Frederick IX | 
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    | Margrethe II | 
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