Natopian Order of Imperial Civil Excellence

Natopian Order of Imperial Civil Excellence
	Awarded by ; ; Emperor of the Natopians
Type	Secular and chivilric order
Eligibility	Demesne Leaders, Imperial Government Officials, Civil Servants, Justices, Ministers, Ambassadors and other public figures
Awarded for	At the monarch's pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Sovereign	Nathan II
Chancellor	Unknown
Grades (w/ post-nominals)	(HNO) Heroic Knight; (KNO) Knight; (CNO) Companion; (ANO) Associate
Statistics
Established	15??
First induction	15??
Last induction	16??
Distinct recipients	?
Order Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Four Quarters
Next (lower)	Order of Saint Asara Sisu
	Ribbon of the Natopian Order of Imperial Civil Excellence

The Natopian Order of Imperial Civil Excellence (NOICE) is an award given by the Emperor of the Natopians to long-serving public servants.

History

A previous award, a 3 Year Service Pin, was awarded in 2005.

The ribbon of the order is black, blue, and green.

The Order of Imperial Civil Excellence comes in five classes as follows:

(SNO) Sovereign - His Most Bovic Majesty the Emperor of the Natopians Nathan II is Sovereign of this Order.
(HNO) Heroic Knight/Dame - Public servants that have served satisfactorily for over 48 Natopian years. Carries with it the dignity of being addressed as Sir/Dame [first name] in Natopia, if the recipient has no higher honorific.
(KNO) Knight/Dame - Public servants that have served satisfactorily for over 24 Natopian years. Carries with it the dignity of being addressed as Sir/Dame [first name] in Natopia, if the recipient has no higher honorific.
(CNO) Companion - Public servants that have served satisfactorily for over 12 Natopian years.
(ANO) Associate - Public servants that have served satisfactorily for over 6 Natopian years.