Under the new institution, in the message of condolence read in the Diet, the deceased, who was bestowed the medal for merit in the old institution, is addressed without the decoration as in the traditional way; and the deceased, who has been bestowed the decoration in the new institution, is addressed like 'Senior Third Rank, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun, Taro NIPPON has long been contributed to the constitutional government....'
が、新制度下の国会弔詞では旧制度叙勲済の死亡者については引き続き旧勲章を省略して従来の呼称方式を用いるのに対し、新制度下で叙勲された死亡者に対しては「正三位旭日大綬章日本太郎君は多年憲政に……」のように呼称している。