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| {{infobox military award | | {{Infobox company |
| | name = Order of Imagua<br>Ordine d'Imagua | | | name = Bank of the Orient |
| | image = [[File:MemberOrderImagua.png|250px]] | | | logo = OrientalBank.png |
| | caption = Medal of a Member of the Order of Imagua | | | caption = Logo |
| | awarded_by = [[President of Imagua and the Assimas]]
| | | type = {{wp|Public company|Public}} |
| | country = {{flag|Imagua and the Assimas}}
| | | traded_as = [[Cuanstad Stock Exchange|CSX]]: OR |
| | type = {{wp|National order}} | | | genre = <!-- Only used with media and publishing companies --> |
| | eligibility = All persons excluding Imaguan politicians, judges, and civil servants who are currently in office | | | fate = |
| | for = Outstanding service to the Christian Republic and/or outstanding contribution to the cause of liberty | | | predecessor = |
| | campaign = | | | successor = |
| | status = Currently constituted | | | foundation = {{Start date|1811}} |
| | description = | | | founder = |
| | motto = ''Simillima libertatis donum Dei''<br><small>(The truest gift of God is Liberty)</small> | | | defunct = |
| | clasps = | | | location_city = [[Cuanstad]] |
| | post-nominals = | | | location_country = [[Imagua and the Assimas]] |
| | grades = Companion (CI)<br/>Officer (OI)<br/>Member (MI) | | | location = |
| | head_title = [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]] | | | locations = |
| | head = [[Edmondo Privitera]] | | | area_served = |
| | established = 29 June, 1948 | | | key_people = [[Benjamin Fraser]] ({{wp|CEO}}) |
| | first_award = 29 June, 1948 | | | industry = {{wp|Banking}} |
| | last_award = | | | products = {{wp|Commodities}}, {{wp|Retail banking|consumer banking}}, {{wp|Commercial bank|corporate banking}}, {{wp|credit card|credit cards}}, {{wp|Financial services|finance and insurance}}, {{wp|foreign currency exchange}} |
| | total = 3,590 | | | services = |
| | posthumous = 13 | | | revenue = |
| | recipients = 3,603 | | | operating_income = |
| | precedence_label = | | | net_income = |
| | individual = | | | aum = <!-- Only used with financial services companies --> |
| | higher = ''none'' | | | assets = |
| | same = | | | equity = |
| | lower = [[Medal of Honor (Luziyca)|Medal of Honor]] (military)<br>[[Medal of Freedom]] (civilian) | | | owner = |
| | related = | | | num_employees = TBD |
| | image2 = | | | parent = |
| | caption2 = | | | divisions = |
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| | | homepage = orientalbank.com |
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| }} | | }} |
| The '''Order of Imagua''' ({{wp|Italian language|Etrurian}}: ''Ordine d'Imagua'') is the {{wp|national order}} of [[Imagua and the Assimas]], and the highest honour in the system of [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Imagua and the Assimas|orders, decorations, and medals of Imagua and the Assimas]]. The order was established in June 1948, following its independence from [[Estmere]] by the first [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]], [[Lionel Hegan]], which supplanted the [[Cross of the Federated Republics]] which was the highest honour in [[Estmere]] at that time. | | The '''Bank of the Orient''' ({{wp|Italian language|Etrurian}}: ''Banca d'Oriente'') is an [[Imagua|Imaguan]]-based {{wp|bank}} providing {{wp|retail banking|consumer banking}}, {{wp|corporate banking}}, and {{wp|finance and insurance}}, and the largest bank in [[Imagua]], competing closely with [[Eldmark]]-based (TBD) and (TBC), and Imaguan-based [[Dockworkers Credit Union]]. Established in 1811 with a branch in [[Cuanstad]] as the Bank of Oriental Business, it initally focused only on businesses dealing with imports and exports, |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| Since [[Imagua]] was granted equal partner status in 1936 following the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]], there had been substantial discussion on Imagua establishing its own system of [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Imagua and the Assimas|orders, decorations, and medals]] to replace the Estmerish system, as Imagua was effectively a {{wp|de-facto}} sovereign state, but was still a {{wp|de-jure}} possession of Estmere.
| | The Bank of the Orient was first established in 1811 in [[Cuanstad]], as the city started to transform into a {{wp|manufacturing hub}}. Originally known as the '''Bank of Oriental Business''', as it was meant to serve businesses as opposed to "every-day" customers, the Bank of the Orient was for a long time confined to Cuanstad, with the first branch outside of Cuanstad, in [[Nua Taois]], only opening in 1857. In 1859, it was officially chartered as a bank by the colonial government. |
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| Thus, during the late 1930s and early 1940s, a debate emerged around establishing an Imaguan system of orders, decorations, and medals, with the governing [[National Party of Imagua|Conservative Party]] not wanting to "burden the Imaguan taxpayer" with the costs of creating a distinctly Imaguan system "when we can utilise the [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Estmere|Estmerish system of honours]]," while both the [[Democratic Party of Imagua|Democratic Party]] and the [[Democratic Labour Party of Imagua|Labour Party]] wanted to create a national system of honours in order to assert Imagua's independence.
| | In 1862, the Bank of the Orient officially adopted its present name, and began allowing non-business customers to open accounts, as there was a growing demand for {{wp|retail banks|consumer banking}} on [[Imagua]], as opposed to just {{wp|corporate banking}}, which was what the Bank of the Orient had been doing previously. |
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| While this debate was set aside during the [[Solarian War]], following its conclusion and the annexation of the former [[Etruria|Etrurian]] territory of the [[Assimas Islands]], this debate flared up, especially as Estmere began to grant full independence to most of her colonies.
| | With this decision, the Bank of the Orient began to expand across the island, to the point that by 1885, it was noted that "any self-respecting town on the island would have a ''Bank of the Orient''," and that outside of Cuanstad, "it was the only bank available on the islands." This effectively gave the Bank of the Orient a {{wp|monopoly}} over banking across most of Imagua. |
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| In 1947, Conservative [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]] [[Frederick Maynard]], seeing that Imagua may be granted independence announced that the government will look into creating an Imaguan system of honours and decorations. Thus, over the next year, the government devised a system, which while modelled after Estmere's honours system, was to be completely separate.
| | The bank continued to grow until the economic depression in 1915. While the Bank of the Orient struggled during this time, it managed to consolidate its monopoly, with virtually all smaller commercial banks in the country being bought out by the Bank of the Orient by the start of the [[Great War (Kylaris)|Great War]]. |
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| After Imagua was granted full independence in 1948, the first [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]], and the last [[Governor-General of Imagua and the Assimas|Governor-General]], [[Lionel Hegan]] approved of an Imaguan system, with the Order of Imagua created to be Imagua's national honour, and to be the highest honour for all Imaguans. | | After the Great War's conclusion, and the granting of "equal partner" status in 1936, the Imaguan [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]] of the day, [[Lucas Pembroke]] felt forced to address the problem of the Bank of the Orient, as it had grown "so big that it effectively smothered competition." |
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| Thus, on 29 June, the Order of Imagua was established, with its first inductees being Maynard's predecessor, [[Lucas Pembroke]], and Hegan's predecessor as Governor-General, (TBD).
| | Pembroke's solution was to relax restrictions on foreign banks operating on Imagua, and an "urging" of the Bank of the Orient to sell some of their "redundant" banks to those wishing to start a smaller bank. These redundant banks was ultimately purchased by the [[Dockworkers Credit Union]], which broke up the monopoly to a level "acceptable" to Pembroke. |
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| ==Grades==
| | In the aftermath of the [[Solarian War]], the Bank of the Orient quickly expanded to the newly-annexed [[Assimas Island]], and started to eye other nations in the [[Arucian Sea]], especially [[Eldmark]]. |
| The {{wp|fount of honour}} for the Order of Imagua, as well as any other [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Imagua and the Assimas|national honours]] in [[Imagua and the Assimas]] is the [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]].
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| Below the fount of honour are three grades, which are, in the order of precedence, Companion ({{wp|Italian language|Etrurian}}: ''Compagno'' or ''Compagna''), Officer ({{wp|Italian language|Etrurian}}: ''Ufficiale(ssa)''), and Member ({{wp|Italian language|Etrurian}}: ''Membro''), with each grade having their own {{wp|post-nominal letters}}.
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| Companions of the Order of Imagua have either demonstrated either an act of merit "so outstanding" that it improves the reputation of Imagua, or showed "distinguished service" during their time in office. As well, this award is often given to foreign heads of state and government.
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| Officers of the Order of Imagua are those who have demonstrated an outstanding act of merit, and/or outstanding talent and service to the Imaguan nation.
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| Finally, Members of the Order of Imagua are those who have contributed extraordinarily to the local community, either on a municipal level, or on a parochial level.
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| ==Eligibility==
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| Any of the three levels of the Order of Imagua are open to all persons, regardless of whether they are [[Imaguan nationality law|citizens or nationals]] of [[Imagua and the Assimas]], or are foreigners, excluding for all currently-serving Imaguan politicians, judges, and civil servants.
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| Nominations may be submitted by any person or organisation, and as of 2018, around 300 nominations are submitted to the Nominations Board, whose role is to evaluate the nominations submitted, determine if the candidates are worthy enough to be inducted into the Order of Imagua, determine what grade that they should be granted, and then submit their recommendations to the [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]].
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| Following the decision, appointees are invested by the President at the [[Red House, Cuanstad|Red House]], although the [[Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Prime Minister]] or the [[Deputy Prime Minister of Imagua and the Assimas|Deputy Prime Minister]] may do so if the President is unable to perform the ceremony, and the location may be changed, usually if the recipient is unable to travel to [[Cuanstad]].
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| The award is held for life, unless the holder either resigns or is removed from the Order of Imagua. Following the death of the holder, the award automatically expires.
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| ===Resignation and removal===
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| Resignations from the Order of Imagua may occur by having the member submit a letter to the Nomination Board requesting that their membership be terminated, and if approved by the [[President of Imagua and the Assimas|President]], their membership is to be considered terminated, and their insignia required to be returned to the government.
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| It is a {{wp|Constitutional convention (political custom)|constitutional convention}} that if any former national politician granted the award wants to return to national politics, that they resign from all Imaguan honours before they run for national office again: while it is not officially against the rules for a politician to keep their honours if they run for political office again, those who tried to run for office without resigning from their orders have not fared well, as it would be seen as trying to sneak around the ban on granting politicians their awards while still in office.
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| As of 2019, there have been ninety-two resignations, for a wide variety of reasons, such as protesting the appointment of someone into the order, criminal charges that may bring disrepute to the order, returning to national politics, or retiring from public life.
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| Removals from the Order of Imagua may occur if the Nominations Board feels that the actions of the member in question has brought the order into disrepute. In this scenario, the Nominations Board informs the recipient, and the recipient must send an appeal if they want to keep their order. If the appeal is received, it will be discussed, but if the Nominations Board reject the appeal, or if no appeal is received, the member is required to return their insignia to the Nominations Board and are no longer part of the Order of Imagua.
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| As of 2019, only two people have been removed from the Order of Imagua: [[Kit Barnes]], who was removed in 1988 after being convicted of fraud, and [[Robin Barker]], who was removed in 2006 after being disbarred for embezzlement and misconduct. In addition, a third person, [[Settimo Ungaro]], while his honour expired following his death in 2013, had his award expunged the following year, following revelations of sexual abuse during his career as a doctor.
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The Bank of the Orient (Etrurian: Banca d'Oriente) is an Imaguan-based bank providing consumer banking, corporate banking, and finance and insurance, and the largest bank in Imagua, competing closely with Eldmark-based (TBD) and (TBC), and Imaguan-based Dockworkers Credit Union. Established in 1811 with a branch in Cuanstad as the Bank of Oriental Business, it initally focused only on businesses dealing with imports and exports,
History
The Bank of the Orient was first established in 1811 in Cuanstad, as the city started to transform into a manufacturing hub. Originally known as the Bank of Oriental Business, as it was meant to serve businesses as opposed to "every-day" customers, the Bank of the Orient was for a long time confined to Cuanstad, with the first branch outside of Cuanstad, in Nua Taois, only opening in 1857. In 1859, it was officially chartered as a bank by the colonial government.
In 1862, the Bank of the Orient officially adopted its present name, and began allowing non-business customers to open accounts, as there was a growing demand for consumer banking on Imagua, as opposed to just corporate banking, which was what the Bank of the Orient had been doing previously.
With this decision, the Bank of the Orient began to expand across the island, to the point that by 1885, it was noted that "any self-respecting town on the island would have a Bank of the Orient," and that outside of Cuanstad, "it was the only bank available on the islands." This effectively gave the Bank of the Orient a monopoly over banking across most of Imagua.
The bank continued to grow until the economic depression in 1915. While the Bank of the Orient struggled during this time, it managed to consolidate its monopoly, with virtually all smaller commercial banks in the country being bought out by the Bank of the Orient by the start of the Great War.
After the Great War's conclusion, and the granting of "equal partner" status in 1936, the Imaguan Prime Minister of the day, Lucas Pembroke felt forced to address the problem of the Bank of the Orient, as it had grown "so big that it effectively smothered competition."
Pembroke's solution was to relax restrictions on foreign banks operating on Imagua, and an "urging" of the Bank of the Orient to sell some of their "redundant" banks to those wishing to start a smaller bank. These redundant banks was ultimately purchased by the Dockworkers Credit Union, which broke up the monopoly to a level "acceptable" to Pembroke.
In the aftermath of the Solarian War, the Bank of the Orient quickly expanded to the newly-annexed Assimas Island, and started to eye other nations in the Arucian Sea, especially Eldmark.
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