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Neck Decoration for the Order of the Companion of Honour to Sir Robert Menzies

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CC BY-SA 4.0
Type
Awards
Place
London, England; England
Materials
Metal - non specific, Textile - non specific
Collection
RG Menzies collection
Accession number
1998.0010.0005

Description

An award in the form of a neck decoration, for the Order of the Companion of Honour. The award is made from gold coloured metal and it is suspended from a red neck ribbon with a gold edge. An additional section of the ribbon attaches via cold coloured hooks at each end. It has the motto 'IN ACTION FAITHFUL / AND IN HONOUR CLEAR' set within blue enamel surmounted by a red and white enamel crown. In the centre is a rectangular field depicting a knight on horseback standing next to a tree. The award has a fitted presentation case with a removable section.The case has a blue velvet lining with a removable insert.

This award was presented to Robert Gordon Menzies in 1951. The Order of the Companion of Honour (CH) is an imperial honour for citizens of the British Commonwealth awarded for special service of national importance. Menzies is Australia's longest serving prime minister. He was a founder of the Liberal Party in 1944 and its first leader. Menzies led the Liberal Party to victory in the 1949 federal election and served as Prime Minister until his retirement from politics in 1966.

About the collection

The RG Menzies Collection provides a material record of the success of the career of RG Menzies. The collection includes a range of medals and civil awards received by Sir Robert such as his Jubilee and Coronation medals, Order of Australia, Companion of Honour and US Legion of Merit. There are also a number of special presentation items including a walking stick, cigar boxes, silver gravy boats from the Kooyong electorate and a silver inkstand presented by Queen Elizabeth II. The collection taken as a whole reflects Menzies' public standing as Australia's longest serving prime minister.

Read live from the Museum's Collection API (12/11/2026, 5:48:08 am). Record last updated by the Museum 2025-02-23. Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.