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Generally when you receive an award in Caid, you get the medallion and an award certificate. Previously "award certificates" were called "award promissories" because the promissory would promise you a real [[scroll]]. However the [[College of Scribes]] changed their procedures, that when you get an award, you then need to request a real [[scroll]]. At that point the promissory no longer promised anything, which is why they are now called award certificates.
For most Caidan awards, the [[Crown]] bestows upon the recipient a medalion bearing the badge of the Order, and an award certificate, dated and signed by the King and Queen. The award certificate commemorates the award and the reason it was granted.  
 
Notable exceptions include [[Award of Arms|Awards]] and [[Grant of Arms|Grants]] of Arms, which consist solely of the award certificate, and the [[Vanguard of Honor]], [[Corde de Guerre]] and [[Signum Reginae]] (and its variants) which consist solely of a piece of regalia. Also, only the Queen signs the award certificate for a [[Legion of Courtesy]] award.
 
Upon receiving an award certificate, the recipient can contact the [[Scribe Armarius]] to request the production of a "scroll". The scroll is a legal document which more formally comemorates the award and is signed ''and sealed'' by the King and Queen that had reigned at the time of the granting of the award. Some scrolls also include the recipient's arms, in which case, the [[Crescent Principal Herald]] also signs and seals the document.
 
==Award Promissories==
Previously "award certificates" were called "award promissories" because they were a promise for the production of a finished scroll. Today, with the requirement that the recipient request scroll production, the certificate does not ''promise'' anything. Thus the change to more accurate terminology.


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Revision as of 10:24, 9 April 2009

For most Caidan awards, the Crown bestows upon the recipient a medalion bearing the badge of the Order, and an award certificate, dated and signed by the King and Queen. The award certificate commemorates the award and the reason it was granted.

Notable exceptions include Awards and Grants of Arms, which consist solely of the award certificate, and the Vanguard of Honor, Corde de Guerre and Signum Reginae (and its variants) which consist solely of a piece of regalia. Also, only the Queen signs the award certificate for a Legion of Courtesy award.

Upon receiving an award certificate, the recipient can contact the Scribe Armarius to request the production of a "scroll". The scroll is a legal document which more formally comemorates the award and is signed and sealed by the King and Queen that had reigned at the time of the granting of the award. Some scrolls also include the recipient's arms, in which case, the Crescent Principal Herald also signs and seals the document.

Award Promissories

Previously "award certificates" were called "award promissories" because they were a promise for the production of a finished scroll. Today, with the requirement that the recipient request scroll production, the certificate does not promise anything. Thus the change to more accurate terminology.

More Information

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