Order of the Star of Jordan

Grand Officer Commander Officer The Order of the Star of Jordan (Wisam al-Kawkab al-Urduni) or The Order of Hussein ibn Ali (Wisam al-Hussein ibn Ali) is an award and order of Jordan and is awarded for military or civil merit.

It was the first indigenous Jordanian order, as prior to this date King Abdullah had only awarded decorations established by his father Sharif Hussein.

[1] It was designed by Garrard & Co and is inspired by decorations awarded during the Ottoman Empire.

The central medallion has Arabic inscriptions that translate to: "Order of the Star of Jordan [First/Second/Third/Fourth/Fifth Class] 1366 AH [1949 AD].

[3] The order's ribbon is dark green with narrow purple edge stripes.