Chain of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)

Belgian Chain of the Order of Leopold

The Order of Leopold, is Belgium's oldest and highest Order of Belgium and is named in honour of its founder, King Leopold I in 1832. The Order consists of a military, a maritime and a civil division.

The collar of the Order is in gold, and is worn with the badge on a collar (chain) or on a sash on the right shoulder, plus the star on the left side of the chest.

The Chain of the Order is in gold, with nine crowns, nine face-to-face monograms 'LR' (for 'Leopoldus Rex' for King Leopold I), and eighteen lions.