Order of the Falcon Order of the Falcon The Order of the Falcon () is the only Order of Chivalry of Iceland, founded by King Christian X of Denmark and Iceland on 3 July 1921. The award is awarded for merit for Iceland and humanity and has five degrees. Nowadays, appointments are made on the nomination of the President of Iceland and that of a "five-member council". Christian X, the King of Denmark, also ruled Iceland until 11 July 1944. During a royal visit to Iceland, King Christian X issued the royal decree founding the Icelandic Order of the Falcon. When Iceland became a
Order of the Seal of Solomon by Emperor Haile Selassie (i.e. as the Order of Solomon, with a signal class of "Collar"). Members are identified as a "Knight" or "Dame" of the Order of Solomon’s Seal with respectively the use the post-nominal initials KSS or DSS. The badge of the order is a gold Star of David with a cross bottony in the center enameled green with a central gold Latin cross. The badge was suspended by the Ethiopian crown in gold. The plaque bears the badge of the order on a gold star with rays. The ribbon is solid green. Lower grades of the order