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A rosette is a small, circular device that is typically presented with a medal.

The rosettes are either worn on the medal to denote a higher rank, or for situations where wearing the medal is deemed inappropriate, such as on a suit.

Rosettes are issued in nations such as Belgium, France, Italy and Japan.

Rosettes are also sometimes called bowknots, due to their shape.

Moreover, a large rosette is sometimes pinned onto the ribbon which suspends a medal, typically the Officer (and sometimes Grand Officer)'s badge of certain orders of chivalry.

Introduction.

An award is something given to a person, a group of people, or an organization to recognize their excellence in a certain field; a certificate of excellence.

Awards are often signified by trophies, titles, , commemorative plaques, medals, badges, pins, or ribbons.

An award may carry a monetary prize given to the recipient; for example, the Nobel Prize for contributions to society or the Pulitzer Prize for literary achievements.

An award may also simply be a public of excellence, without any tangible or prize of excellence.

A ribbon or riband is a thin band of material, typically cloth but also plastic or sometimes metal, used primarily as decorative binding and tying.

Cloth ribbons are made of natural materials such as silk, velvet, cotton, and jute and of synthetic materials, such as polyester, nylon, and polyproylene.

Ribbon is used for innumerable useful, ornamental, and symbolic purposes.

Cultures around the world use ribbon in their hair, around the body, and as ornamentation on non-human animals, buildings, and packaging.

Some popular fabrics used to make ribbons are satin, organza, sheer, silk, velvet, and grosgrain.

A medal or medallion is, strictly speaking, a small, flat, and round (at times, ovoid) piece of metal that has been sculpted, molded, cast, struck, stamped, or some way marked with an insignia, portrait, or other artistic rendering.

A medal may be awarded to a person or organization as a form of recognition for sporting, military, scientific, academic, or various other achievements.

Military awards and decorations are more precise terms for certain types of state decoration.

Medals may also be created for sale to commemorate particular individuals or events, or as works of artistic expression in their own right.

In the past, medals commissioned for an individual, typically with their portrait, were often used as a form of diplomatic or personal gift, with no sense of being an award for the conduct of the recipient.

A heraldic badge, an emblem, an impresa, or device, or personal device worn as a badge indicates allegiance to, or the property of, an individual or family.

Medieval forms are usually called a livery badge, and also a cognizance.

They are para-heraldic, not necessarily using elements from the coat of arms of the person or family they represent, though many do, often taking the crest or supporters.

Their use was more flexible than that of arms proper.