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The Star for Loyalty and Merit (Dutch: ''Ster voor Trouw en Verdienste'') was a civilian award established on 1 January 1894 by Governor-General Carel Herman Aart van der Wijck of the Dutch East Indies. The star replaced the old Medal for Civil Merit, which had limited prestige and status according to the Netherlands government. The star was awarded in gold to "significant and meritorious" natives, and in silver to village chiefs and leaders of the "Eastern foreigner" (i.e. Chinese) communities. Dutch (Europeans) were not eligible to receive the star. The star was considered the colonial equivalent of the Order of the Netherlands Lion (or at least the "Brother" grade associated with the Order), as well as the medals and the Knight's Cross of the Order of Orange-Nassau. The star ceased to be awarded after 1949. ==Grades== The Star for Loyalty and Merit originally had four grades: *''Great Gold Star'' *''Small Gold Star'' *''Silver Star'' *''Bronze Star'' On January 4, 1924, Governor-General Dirk Fock created a fifth grade, the ''Great Silver Star'', ranked immediately after the Small Gold Star; the old Silver Star was renamed the ''Small Silver Star'' thereafter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Star for Loyalty and Merit」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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