We'd like to use analytics cookies to understand which symbols people look up, so we know what to research next. They are not used for advertising and we set none of them unless you say yes. What we store.
A small circular ribbon knot worn on civilian dress to indicate an honour.
Also known as: Buttonhole rosette, Lapel rosette, Small round ribbon on a lapel
A small pleated circle of ribbon worn in the buttonhole. It signals membership of an order without wearing the insignia, and in several European systems the rosette's presence or colour marks the grade — most famously in the French Légion d'honneur.
A small circular knot of ribbon in an order's colours, worn in the buttonhole or on the lapel of civilian dress to indicate that the wearer holds the honour.
Contexts: History
In several continental European systems the rosette itself marks the grade: in the French Légion d'honneur a plain red ribbon indicates a chevalier and a rosette an officier, with further distinctions above.
France
Also used in some systems as a ribbon-bar device rather than a lapel ornament, where it marks a higher class of the same award.
A small circle of ribbon gathered into radiating pleats around a centre, worn flat against a lapel.