Order of the Polar Star

The Royal Order of the Polar Star (Swedish: Kungliga Nordstjärneorden), sometimes translated as the Royal Order of the North Star, is a Swedish order of chivalry created by King Frederick I on 23 February 1748, together with the Order of the Sword and the Order of the Seraphim.

Royal Order of the Polar Star Kungliga Nordstjärneorden
Cross and star of the order
Awarded by the monarch of Sweden
Type	Five grade order of merit
Royal house	Bernadotte
Motto	Nescit Occasum (It knows no decline)
Day	28 April
Eligibility	Swedish and foreign persons
Awarded for	Until 1975: Civic merits, for devotion to duty, for science, literary, learned and useful works and for new and beneficial institutions. After 1975: Services to Sweden
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	King Carl XVI Gustaf
Chancellor	Svante Lindqvist
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	Commander Grand Cross (KmstkNO) Commander 1st Class (KNO1kl) Commander (KNO) Knight/Member 1st Class (RNO1kl) Knight/Member (RNO)
Established	1748
First induction	1748
Last induction	22 October 2024
Precedence
Next (higher)	Royal Order of the Sword
Next (lower)	Royal Order of Vasa
1748–1975 (all recipients) 2013–2023 (Swedish princes only) 2023–present (all recipients) 1975–2023 (foreign recipients)
Ribbon bars of the order

Order Of The Polar Star Media

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  Cross, ribbon and star of a Commander Grand Cross

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  Collar of the Order of the Polar Star and the badge of the order

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  Ribbon bar: The Royal Order of the Polar Star - Commander Grand Cross. In use 1748-1975.

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  SWE Royal Order of the Polar Star (1748-1975) - Grand Officer BAR

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  Släpspänne: Kungliga Nordstjärneorden - Kommendör av 1. klass. Användes 1748-1975.

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  Ribbon bar: The Royal Order of the Polar Star - Commander. In use 1748-1975.