The order was originally founded by Sultan Taimur bin Faisal in 1913, the first year of his reign. In 1911, he attended the Delhi Durbar of King George V and wanted to create an Omani order after he saw the many orders and decorations of the other attendees. Sultan Taimur awarded the first order to Sheikh Al-Hajj Al-Zubair bin Ali and then to other government officials that were loyal to him.[2]
The insignia was created by Spink & Son to match the design of the older version of the order. It consists of a collar, sash, and star. The ribbon of the sash is red with central green stripe. The badges on the collar and sash are an eight pointed gold star with green enamel petals between each ray with a red enamel center bordered by diamonds. The star has thirteen gold points with three diamond rays between each. The center is green enamel with a ruby border. The collar is alternating with the national emblem of Oman and the crown of Oman surrounded by wreaths.[4]