The Order of the Chrysanthemum is the highest Japanese order, and comprises two classes, the Collar and the Grand Cordon. It may also be conferred upon select foreign recipients as a diplomatic courtesy; since World War II, the Collar is typically conferred upon foreign sovereign monarchs, while the Grand Cordon is conferred upon certain members of foreign royal families along with select elected foreign heads of state.
Collar Afghanistan Mohammad Zahir Shah, King of Afghanistan (8 April 1969)
Belgium Baudouin, King of the Belgians (14 January 1964) Albert II, King of the Belgians (11 October 1996) Philippe, King of the Belgians (4 October 2016)
Brazil Ernesto Geisel, President of Brazil (10 September 1976)
Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, Sultan of Brunei (3 April 1984)
Cambodia Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia (11 May 2010)
Denmark Margrethe II, Queen of Denmark (17 April 1981)
Ethiopian Empire Haile Selassie I, Emperor of Ethiopia (16 November 1956)
Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (19 May 1958)
Kingdom of Iraq Faisal II, King of Iraq (8 November 1957)
Jordan Hussein, King of Jordan (2 March 1976) Abdullah II, King of Jordan (26 November 1999)
Luxembourg Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (6 February 1998) Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (21 November 2017)
Malaysia Putra, King of Malaysia (15 June 1964) Ismail Nasiruddin, King of Malaysia (17 February 1970) Azlan Shah, King of Malaysia (20 September 1991) Abdul Halim, King of Malaysia (25 September 2012)
Morocco Mohammed VI, King of Morocco (22 November 2005)
Kingdom of Nepal Mahendra, King of Nepal (15 April 1960) Birendra, King of Nepal (12 February 1975)
Netherlands Beatrix, Queen of the Netherlands (17 October 1991) Willem-Alexander, King of the Netherlands (24 October 2014)
Norway Olav V, King of Norway (14 October 1983) Harald V, King of Norway (16 March 2001)
Saudi Arabia Faisal, King of Saudi Arabia (18 May 1971) Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (10 March 2017)
Spain Alfonso XIII, King of Spain (November 1930) Juan Carlos I, King of Spain (24 October 1980) Felipe VI, King of Spain (31 March 2017)
Thailand Bhumibol Adulyadej, King of Thailand (24 May 1963)
United Kingdom Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (13 April 1902) George V, King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (1911) Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn (13 September 1912) Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (4 May 1929) George VI, King of the United Kingdom and Emperor of India (1937) Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom (10 July 1962) Charles III, King of the United Kingdom (14 June 2024)
United States Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States (8 September 1960)
Grand Cordon Argentina Juan Perón, President of Argentina (19 October 1954) Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina, 2017
Belgium Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Brabant (23 June 2026)
Czechoslovakia Tomáš Masaryk, President of Czechoslovakia, 1928 Denmark Prince Joachim of Denmark, 2011 Frederik X, King of Denmark, 2024
France François Hollande, President of France, 2013
Finland Risto Ryti, President of Finland (3 December 1942) Mauno Koivisto, President of Finland (30 September 1986) Tarja Halonen, President of Finland
German Empire Wilhelm I, German Emperor (January 1887) Prince Henry of Prussia (10 September 1912)
Kingdom of Hawaii David Kalākaua, King of Hawaii (14 March 1881)
Kingdom of Italy Benito Mussolini, Duce and Prime Minister of Italy (24 August 1938)
Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan, 2009
Lithuania Valdas Adamkus, President of Lithuania
Mexico Álvaro Obregón, President of Mexico (November 1924)
Kingdom of Montenegro Nikola I, King of Montenegro (11 January 1884)
Netherlands Catharina-Amalia, Princess of Orange (17 June 2026)
Ottoman Empire Abdul Hamid II, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (October 1887)"The Martyrs of Turkish Fleet at the Shore of Ooshima" (slides 5–6 –
Pakistan Muhammad Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan (1959, reportedly)
Philippines Ferdinand Marcos, President of the Philippines (1966) Corazon C. Aquino, President of the Philippines Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III, President of the Philippines (29 May 2015) Bongbong Marcos, President of the Philippines
Poland Aleksander Kwaśniewski, President of Poland
Kingdom of Romania Crown Prince Carol of Romania (24 June 1920)
Russian Empire Alexander III of Russia (20 May 1880)
Spain Infante Alfonso, Duke of Galliera (13 September 1912)
Sweden Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden Prince Carl Philip, Duke of Värmland
Thailand Chulalongkorn, King of Siam (6 October 1887); Prajadhipok, King of Siam (April 1931)
United Kingdom Prince Arthur of Connaught (20 February 1906)
United States Ronald Reagan, President of the United States (23 October 1989)
Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito, President of Yugoslavia (April 1968)
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