Southern Cross Batumbirá

Southern Cross Batumbirá batumbiradai
Awarded by the Grand Duke of Rai
Type	Civilian order
Established	8 April 2020
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Awarded for	Contributions to the development of the Grand Duchy of Rai and the Abeldane Empire.
Status	Active
Sovereign	H.R.H. Grand Duke Tarik
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First induction	8 April 2020
Total inductees	10

The Southern Cross Batumbirá (Sabian: batumbiradai) is an honor and civilian order awarded by the Grand Duke of Rai, one of the federal states of the Abeldane Empire. It was established in 2020 following the convention established by other federal states of Abelden, all of which (with the exception of Alexander) bestow honorary decorations of their own, in addition to the existing federal awards and decorations awarded by the Emperor.

The honor is named after the Crux, or Southern Cross, a constellation visible in the Southern Hemisphere where Rai is located. The Crux is an important symbol in Rai, as it is featured in its grand ducal flag and is a symbol of its sole existing political party, the Batu Party. Batumbirá is the name of the constellation in Sabian, the official language of the Grand Duchy; it's a compound formed by the nouns batu ("south") and mbirá ("cross").

The Southern Cross was established by the Batumbirá Declaration, issued on 8 April 2020 by Grand Duke Tarik.

Recipients

The following people have been awarded the honor of the Southern Cross Batumbirá:

• Newton, Emperor of Abelden and King of Alenshka – 8 April 2020
• Ashley Jaax, Seneschal of Rai – 8 April 2020
• Karl Friedrich, former Seneschal of Rai – 8 April 2020
• Leon Montan – 8 April 2020
• Stephen Freayth – former Vorsitzender of Abelden – 8 April 2020
• Nicholas, Emperor of Abelden and King of Alenshka –30 June 2020
• Patrick, King of Demirelia – 30 June 2020
• Connor Stumperth, leader of the Pirate League – 30 June 2020
• Edward Daniels, leader of the Liberty Front – 30 June 2020
• Ima Bašo, bokág of Rai – 30 June 2020

External links

• Batumbirá Declaration