Order of the Crown (Netherlands)

Order of the Crown Kroonorde
Cross of honour of the Order of the Crown
Awarded by King of the Netherlands
Type	House Order
Motto	JE MAINTIENDRAI
Eligibility	Foreigners
Awarded for	Special service to the Dutch Sovereign or Royal House
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
Grades	Cross for Loyalty and Merit in gold and silver
Statistics
Established	30 November 1969
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Next (lower)	Honorable Mention, Bronze Lion
Same	Order of the House of Orange, Order for Loyalty and Merit
Ribbon bar of the Order of the Crown

The Order of the Crown (Dutch: Kroonorde) is a house order of the Dutch Royal House. The order came into being as a result of Queen Juliana's reorganization of the Order of the House of Orange (Huisorde van Oranje) in 1969. The 18 classes of the House order were no longer felt to be appropriate in the ever more egalitarian Dutch society of the 1960s. The Order was divided into five subdivisions. As a house order it is not subject to ministerial responsibility or influence, but is awarded at the discretion of the Dutch monarch alone.

The Order of the Crown is intended for "foreigners who have rendered special service to the Dutch King or his House". The former queen, Beatrix, instituted a silver medal to commemorate state visits.

The Order of the Crown has the traditional five grades and three medals. This allows the Dutch monarch to dispense the decorations according to rank especially during state visits.

Diana, Princess of Wales received the Grand-cross order of the Order of the Crown, whereas Charles, Prince of Wales has also been given the (higher ranking) Grand-Cross of the Order of Oranje-Nassau.