Honours and Merits

Grand Imperial Order of Lehmark

The Grand Imperial Order of Lehmark was created by Imperial Decree XXVIII and is the highest ranking and most prestigious Order in the Empire of Lehmark and this is only granted to those who have performed great services or shown immense loyalty to the Empire.

Current Membership

Grandmaster:

  • William Lehman, Emperor and Autocrat of Lehmark

Knights:

  • T. Hantken, Citizen of Lehmark.

  • P. Gumley, Count of Armstrong

  • C. Moss, Citizen of Lehmark

In Accordance with Imperial Decree XXVIII - On Imperial Grand Order of Lehmark.

The number of persons who will be permitted to the Order will be limited to 30.

Ranks of the Order:

  1. Grandmaster of the Imperial Grand Order of Lehmark

    1. The Head of State of Lehmark will always be the Grandmaster or Grandmistress

    2. It will not be subjected to gender succession and is open to men and women

  2. Knight of the Imperial Grand Order of Lehmark

Granting of the Order:

The Order will only be granted to:

  1. Citizens and Nobility of the Empire who have performed a great service and shown immense loyalty to the Empire

  2. Foreign Heads of State who the Empire has positive relations with.

  3. At the discretion of the Emperor and Autocrat

Template Design of Membership Granting in the Lehmark Order of CitizensThis design is expected to change - 29 October 2020

Lehmark Order of Citizens

The Lehmark Order of Citizens was created by Imperial Decree LVII and is the second highest ranking order in Lehmark. All Citizens of Lehmark past and future will be admitted into the Lehmark Order of Citizens at Member level.

Citizens who are dedicated and support Lehmark will be awarded Knighthood.

This Order aims to be environmentally friendly and so all Membership and Knighthoods will be granted via Digital Certificate.

Current Membership

Grandmaster:

  • William Lehman, Emperor and Autocrat of Lehmark

Knight

  • None

Member

  • All Citizens of the Empire of Lehmark

  • Current Citizens only need to fill out this Form to become a Member.

In accordance with Imperial Decree LVII - On Creation of Lehmark Order of Citizens

Ranks of the Order:

  1. Grandmaster of the Lehmark Order of Citizens

    1. The Head of State of Lehmark will always be the Grandmaster or Grandmistress

    2. It will not be subjected to gender succession and is open to men and women

  2. Knight of the Lehmark Order of Citizens.

    1. The number of persons permitted this rank is limited to 50.

  3. Member of the Lehmark Order of Citizens.

    1. There is no limit to the number of persons permitted to this rank.

Granting of the Order:

The Order will only be granted to:

  1. Citizens and Nobility of the Empire who have been active and continuously participating in Lehmark’s development.

  2. At the discretion of the Emperor and Autocrat

  3. All new Citizens of Lehmark will be made Members of the Lehmark Order of Citizens upon approval of their Citizenship Application. Current Citizens are to apply for Membership.

Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark

The Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark was created by Imperial Decree LVIII and is the third highest ranking order in Lehmark. Citizens and Nobility are rewarded with Ribbons each year on our Celebration of Independence in recognition of their service.

The Ribbons are held in place by a Flag of Lehmark Lapel Pin.

Current Membership

Grandmaster:

  • William Lehman, Emperor and Autocrat of Lehmark

Knight:

  • None

Companion:

  • None

Officer:

  • None

Member:

  • None

In accordance with Imperial Decree LVIII - On Creation of Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark

Ranks of the Order:

  • Knight of the Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark: Scarlet Ribbon

    • Extraordinary and pre-eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the Empire of Lehmark

  • Companion of the Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark: Emerald Ribbon

    • Eminent achievement and merit of the highest degree in service to the Empire of Lehmark

  • Officer of the Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark: Island Blue Ribbon

    • Distinguished service of a high degree to Empire of Lehmark

  • Member of the Order of Merit of the Empire of Lehmark: Antique White Ribbon

    • Service within the Empire of Lehmark, worthy of particular recognition.

Granting of the Order:

The levels of the Order are awarded according to the recipients' levels of achievement and are listed above in decreasing order of precedence. The awards consist of an official Certificate authorized and signed by the Emperor and Autocrat of Lehmark. Each level will also receive a colored ribbon bow to be held in place by an Empire of Lehmark lapel pin. The awards will be made annually and will be announced as part of the National Celebrations of Lehmark’s Foundation day.