CH

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CH is the post-nominal abbreviation for Companion of Honour, a prestigious British award recognizing outstanding achievements in fields such as the arts, literature, music, science, politics, industry, or religion.

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CH canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British honour ⓘ
order of chivalry ⓘ
post-nominal abbreviation ⓘ
post-nominal letters ⓘ
abbreviation CH ⓘ
awardedFor outstanding achievements in industry ⓘ
outstanding achievements in literature ⓘ
outstanding achievements in music ⓘ
outstanding achievements in politics ⓘ
outstanding achievements in religion ⓘ
outstanding achievements in science ⓘ
outstanding achievements in the arts ⓘ
awardingAuthority Crown ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
eligibility Commonwealth realms ⓘ
foreign recipients in honorary capacity ⓘ
establishedBy King George V ⓘ
linked to: George V
establishedInYear 1917 ⓘ
fieldCoverage arts ⓘ
industry ⓘ
literature ⓘ
music ⓘ
politics ⓘ
religion ⓘ
science ⓘ
grade Companion ⓘ
headTitle Sovereign ⓘ
honourSystem British honours system ⓘ
insigniaType badge ⓘ
insigniaWornBy members of the order ⓘ
limitOnMembers restricted number of members ⓘ
monarch British monarch ⓘ
orderPrecedence among senior British honours ⓘ
post-nominalLetters CH ⓘ
postNominalUsage members may use CH after their names ⓘ
purpose recognition of outstanding national service ⓘ
rank high-level British honour ⓘ
recommendationBy United Kingdom government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
sovereign monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
standsFor Companion of Honour ⓘ
status currently constituted ⓘ
type single-class order ⓘ

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