The Most Refulgent Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepali: नेपाल तारा Nepal Taradisha) is an award of Nepal.
Order of the Star of Nepal नेपाल तारा | |
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Type | Five class Order |
Awarded for | Outstanding merit both civilian and military. |
Country | Nepal |
Presented by | King of Nepal |
Established | 19 November 1918 |
First awarded | 1918 |
Last awarded | 2000 |
Precedence | |
Next (higher) | Order of the Footprint of Nepal |
Next (lower) | Order of Om Rama Patta |
Related | Medal of the Order of the Star of Nepal (Nepal Tara Padak) |
It was instituted by King Tribhubhan Bir Bikram Shah Dev on 19 November 1918. Attached to the order is a medal (Nepal-Tara-Padak) instituted by King Tribhuvan in 1936.[1]
The order consists of the Sovereign, Grand Master and ordinary members. For the ordinary members there are five grades and an associated medal (Nepal Tara Padak)[citation needed] The order is presented for outstanding civil or military merit.:[1]