As of 2011 the order had only been awarded 359 times.

The order was awarded a total of 114 times until 1987.

Overall the order was awarded to 535 people from 1853 to 2012.

The Order can be awarded in any of six classes.

If the foreign Orders were awarded, they must be put on the top line.

The Order was awarded in two classes: first and second class.

As of 2009, it was believed the Order had been awarded to more than 15,000 people.

Since 1980 the order was awarded to 184 recipients including 24 woman.

The order was awarded for both civil and military merit.

From its inception until around 1993, the Order had been awarded nearly 1,400 times.