Order of the Snowflake

The Order of the Snowflake is the second highest Order of Westarctica. The intention of the Order is to honor those who have provided a service to Westarctica. It was created in January 2015, with a new rank of Grand Commander being added in August 2020.

There are four classes of the Order:

Knight/Dame Grand Cross
Knight/Dame Grand Commander
Knight/Dame Commander
Knight/Dame

Only the Grand Duke himself has the power to bestow new knighthoods and thus far, he has awarded the medal to foreign dignitaries, artists, prominent nobles, and other supporters of Westarctica. All knights and dames receive the medal respective of their class and the award is for life.

The Order is considered a "self-styled" one, with no connection to existing or historical Orders of Chivalry.

Membership in the Order of the Snowflake entitles the bearer to attach the post-nomial "KtS" of "DtS" following their name. In this way, they are living examples of the Westarctican ideal.

Distribution of classes

Initially, the class of Knight was intended to be the most commonly bestowed. However, in 2016, the Grand Duke found a reliable source for high quality regalia and decided to make Knight Commander the primary class of the Order. The class of Knight is still bestowed in certain occasions, but mostly to foreign diplomats where Knight Commander might not be appropriate due to the class of knighthood held by their Head of State.

The class of Knight Grand Cross has always been reserved for Heads of State and members of the Royal Family.

List of Knights Grand Cross

This list is current, as of 27 April 2020.

Name	Year of appointment	Reason for appointment	Notes
Grand Duke Travis	2015	Sovereign
Prince-Consort Dinny	2015	Technological achievement
President Kevin Baugh of Molossia	2015	Allied Head of State
King Timothy of Shiloh	2015	Allied Head of State	Raised from Knight in 2018
Grand Duke Niels of Flandrensis	2016	Allied Head of State
Emperor Eric Lis of the Aerican Empire	2017	Foreign Head of State

List of Knights/Dames Grand Commander

The rank of Knight or Dame Grand Commander was created in 2020 by Grand Duke Travis. The impetus for the move was two-fold. First, while he found the new regalia striking, he felt it still didn't quite measure up to the original breast stars for the rank of Knight Grand Cross, which he had experienced difficulty in procuring extra of. Second, the rank of Grand Cross had been originally reserved for heads of state and their consorts, both foreign and domestic. This move addressed both concerns in a way that was decidedly simple.

This List is current as of 8 March 2021

Name	Year of appointment	Reason for appointment	Notes
Duke Wolf of Waesche	2017	Service as Prime Minister of Westarctica	Raised from Knight Commander in 2020 for service as Minister of Defense
Sir James Murphy	2017	Allied Head of State	Originally awarded as Knight Commander during reign as King James of Scone Raised to Knight Grand Commander is 2020 for civic services
Chancellor Rankin MacGillivray of Slabovia	2017	Allied Head of Government	Raised from Knight Commander in 2020
Duke Jordan of the Bear Peninsula	2018	Service as Minister of Immigration	Raised from Knight Commander in 2020 for service as Prime Minister
Count Stefan of Goldstream	2018	Service as Foreign Minister	Raised from Knight Commander in 2020
Baron Joachim of Dorrel	2018	Service as Consul-General to Spain	Raised from Knight Commander in 2021
Baroness Kim of Fallone	2018	Service as Consul-General to England	Raised from Dame Commander in 2021
Prince Stephen of Dracul	2023	Devotion to Westarctica and Micro Community	Raised from Knight in 2023

List of Knight / Dame Commanders

This list is current, as of 7 August 2022.

Name	Year of appointment	Reason for appointment	Notes
Queen Carolyn of Ladonia	2015	Foreign Head of State	Raised from Dame in 2018
Matt Roth	2015	Achievement in photography	Raised from Knight in 2017
First Lady Adrianne Baugh of Molossia	2015	Allied government official	Raised from Dame in 2019
Constable Lexi Baugh of Molossia	2015	Allied government official	Raised from Dame in 2019
Commodore Jonathan Miller of Molossia	2015	Allied government official	Raised from Knight in 2019
Count Michael of Farwell	2015	Devotion to Westarctica	Raised from Knight in 2019
President Yaroslav Mar of Lostisland	2016	Allied Head of State
Brandy Hardiman	2016	Devotion to Westarctica
Emperor Olivier of Angyalistan	2016	Allied Head of State
Hal Bodner	2016	Achievement in literature
Gabriela Alvarez	2016	Services in photography
Sam Green	2016	Devotion to Westarctica
Prince Jean-Pierre of Aigues-Mortes	2017	Allied Head of State
Grand Marshall Yagjian of Obsidia	2017	Allied Head of State
Sôgmô Will Sorgel of Sandus	2017	Allied Head of State
(No Flag) King Andrew of Briarcliff	2017	Achievement in micronationalism	Awarded by Prince-Consort Dinny
Countess Deborah of Benton	2017	Services to Westarctica
Viscount Neil of Whitmore	2017	Services to Westarctica
Princess Samantha of Shiloh	2017	Valor during the Invasion of Calsahara
Princess Rebecca, Duchess of Rockefeller	2017	Devotion to Westarctica
Martin Schmidt	2018	German translation of Westarctica's website
Brittany Anne Bullock	2018	Services to Westarctica
Chancellor Olivier of Aigues-Mortes	2018	Allied Head of Government
Dominique Garing of Saugeais	2018	Foreign government official
Michael Richards	2018	Service as Ellsworth King of Arms	Investiture performed by the Duke of Waesche
Duke Lars of the Balchen Glacier	2018	Patronage of the Westarctica Civilian Corps
Baron Kirby of Bastanchury	2018	Service as Minister of Information
Brian Erdelyi	2018	Service as Minister of Blockchain
Baron Christian of Hadley	2018	German translation of The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Westarctica
Duchess Dany-El of Hanessian	2019	Devotion to Westarctica
King George II of Slabovia	2019	Allied Head of State
Stephen Silberkraus	2019	Civic services
Nikita Vuimin	2019	Artistic services
Willamina Moray	2019	Foreign diplomat
Baron Daniel of Abele	2020	Service as Ellsworth King of Arms
Duchess Sheri of Eights	2020	Service as Minister of Conservation
Duke August of Fox Grove	2020	Service as Minister of Culture
Trevor Stratton	2020	Work with Adopt-a-Highway
Michael Hammett	2021	Devotion to Westarctica
Lyle Sorrell	2021	Work with eBay charity program
Keith Stoller	2021	Assistance in acquiring 501(c)(3) status
D Chase Callahan	2021	Devotion to Westarctica
Vice President Luke of Dracul	2021	Devotion to Westarctica
Thomas Marek	2021	Devotion to Westarctica
Grand Emir Charles of Raphania	2022	Foreign monarch

List of Knights / Dames