Order of the Wheel of the Thunder Dragon (Druk Khorlo) | |
Type: | Order |
For: | distinguished services to Bhutanese nation or people |
Status: | Currently constituted |
Head Title: | Sovereign |
Head: | Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck |
Date: | January 2008 |
Higher: | Royal Order of Bhutan |
Lower: | National Order of Merit |
The Order of Wheel of the Thunder Dragon (Dzongkha : Druk Khorlo) is a Single Class Order ranking fourth in the Order of Precedence. It was instituted by King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck on 9 February 1967 and reorganized by King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in January 2008 and consists of a neck Badge and a matching miniature.
The 65 mm badge, comprises a back plate of dorjee the point of which form an outer circle, within which a black enamelled circle encloses the King's portrait in gold, on a background of enameled yellow and orange of the Bhutanese National Flag.
The ribbon is blue with orange and yellow stripes on the edges.