3. The full-size insignia of a Grand Officer of the Ordre national du Québec shall consist of an 18k gold cross with arms 6.0 cm long and 4.0 cm wide.
The cross shall be made of 2 superposed plates with a 4.0 mm space between them. The bottom plate of dulled gold shall be symmetrical and the top plate shall be indented and hammered to create a polished, uneven surface.
A fleur-de-lis in translucent white enamel complying with the visual identification program of the Gouvernement du Québec shall be affixed to the bottom plate.
The motto of the Ordre national du Québec:
«Honneur au peuple du Québec»
shall be inscribed on the back of the decoration.
Each decoration shall have an individual identification number consisting of one zero followed by a numerical figure engraved on the back on the lower part of the vertical arm.
The insignia for men shall hang on a ribbon worn in saltire. The ribbon shall be 82.0 cm long and 3.8 cm wide and striped with 3 vertical bands of equal width, that in the middle being white and those on either side being sky blue.
The full-size insignia for ladies shall be affixed to a bow 3.8 cm long and 8.0 cm wide. The bow shall be fastened to the left side of the bodice.