30th Degree Cordon

The cordon is a black watered silk ribbon, four or five inches wide, edged with narrow silver lace and worn across the body, from left to right. The letter “K” and “H” are embroidered in scarlet silk on the front part of the cordon. They are the first and last letters of the Hebrew word “Kadosh.” Also embroidered on the cordon are two Teutonic crosses and a double-headed eagle, his wings extended, holding a poniard in his claws. The two heads and the blade of the poniard are of gold. The handle of the poniard is oval, one-half of it white and the other black. The colors represent the division of good and evil in the universe.