Sash of the Two Orders

Sash of the Two Orders
Banda das Duas Ordens
Awarded by the Portuguese Head of State
TypeState Order
Established1789
Royal houseHouse of Braganza
EligibilityMembers of the Portuguese royal family
Crown princes and princes of foreign royal houses
Foreign heads of state
StatusExtinct
Former gradesGrand Cross (BDO)
Precedence
Next (higher)Sash of the Three Orders
Next (lower)Order of the Tower and Sword


Philippe d'Orleans wearing the star of the order on the far right

The Sash of the Two Orders (Portuguese: Banda das Duas Ordens, or Banda da Grã-Cruz das Duas Ordens) was a Portuguese decoration that combined the Grand Crosses of the Military Orders of Christ and Aviz.[1]

  1. ^ António M. Trigueiros & Gustav A. Tammann (1997). "The Three Portuguese Military Orders of Knighthood (1789-1910)" (PDF). Orders and Medals Society of America: 17–18. Retrieved 17 March 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)