The Danish monarch is the head of the Order. The Order is worn by members of the Royal family, and may also be bestowed on foreign heads of state.
The Order of the Elephant has one class: Knight of the Elephant (Riddere af Elefantordenen).
- The ''collar'' of the Order is of gold. It consists of alternating elephants and towers. On the cover of the elephants there is a D which stands for ''Dania'', mediaeval Latin for Denmark.
- The ''badge'' of the Order is the elephant made of white-enamelled gold. It is about 5cm high. On its back the elephant is bearing a watch tower; in front of the tower a Moor is sitting, holding a golden spear; on the right side of the elephant there is a cross of diamonds and on the left the elephant bears the monogram of the bestowing monarch.
- The ''star'' of the Order is an eight-pointed silver star. At its center there is a red disc with a cross, surrounded by a laurel wreath in silver. It is worn on the left side of the chest.
- The ''sash'' of the Order is of light-blue silk moiré and 10 cm wide. It is placed on the left shoulder with the elephant resting against the right hip. The collar is not worn when the sash is used.
Upon the death of a Knight of the Elephant, the insignia of the Order must be returned.
- --- Martti Ahtisaari , former President of Finland
- ---Emperor Akihito of Japan
- --- Albert II, Prince Of Monaco
- --- Princess Alexandra, Countess Of Frederiksborg
- --- Queen Anne-Marie Of Greece
- --- Queen Beatrix Of The Netherlands
- --- Princess Benedikte Of Denmark
- ---King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand
- --- Algirdas Brazauskas , President of Lithuania
- --- Fernando Henrique Cardoso , President of Brazil
- ---King Carl XVI Gustaf Of Sweden
- ---Carl Gustaf Oscar Frederik Christian
- --- Carl Johan Bernadotte
- --- Charles, Prince Of Wales
- ---Christian, Count of Rosenberg
- --- Infanta Cristina Of Spain
- ---King Constantine II Of Greece
- --- Emil Constantinescu , former President of Romania
- --- Princess Elisabeth Of Denmark
- ---Queen Elizabeth II Of The United Kingdom
- ---Empress Farah Pahlavi of Iran
- --- Vigdís Finnbogadóttir , former President of Iceland
- --- Crown Prince Frederik Of Denmark
- --- Valéry Giscard D'Estaing , former President of France
- --- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson , President of Iceland
- --- Haakon, Crown Prince Of Norway
- --- Tarja Halonen , President of Finland
- ---King Harald V Of Norway
- --- Henrik, Prince Consort Of Denmark
- --- Prince Hitachi of Japan
- --- Ion Iliescu , President of Romania
- ---Ingolf, Count of Rosenberg
- --- Jean, Grand Duke Of Luxembourg
- --- Prince Joachim Of Denmark
- ---King Juan Carlos I Of Spain
- --- Rudolf Kirchschläger , former President of Austria
- --- Mauno Henrik Koivisto , former President of Finland
- --- Milan Kucan , President of Slovenia
- --- Nelson Mandela , former President of South Africa
- --- Princess Märtha Louise Of Norway
- --- Mary, Crown Princess Of Denmark
- --- Lennart Meri , former President of Estonia
- --- Prince Michael Of Greece
- --- Empress Michiko Of Japan
- --- Prince Mikasa of Japan
- --- Hosni Mubarak , President of Egypt
- --- Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller , Chairman of A. P. Møller Group
- ---Queen Noor Of Jordan
- --- Queen Paola Of Belgium
- --- Pavlos, Crown Prince Of Greece
- --- Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh
- ---Prince Philippe, Duke Of Brabant , Crown Prince of Belgium
- --- António Dos Santos Ramalho Eanes , former President of Portugal
- --- Johannes Rau , President of Germany
- --- Prince Richard Of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
- --- Oscar Luigi Scalfaro , former President of Italy
- --- Queen Silvia Of Sweden
- ---Queen Sirikit Rajini of Thailand
- --- Mário Soares , former President of Portugal
- --- Queen Sofia Of Spain
- --- Queen Sonja Of Norway
- --- Petar Stoyanov , former President of Bulgaria
- --- Guntis Ulmanis , former President of Latvia
- ---Prince Vajiralongkorn, Crown Prince Of Thailand
- --- Victoria, Crown Princess Of Sweden
- --- Lech Wałęsa , former President of Poland
- --- Richard Von Weizsäcker , former President of Germany
- --- Willem-Alexander, Prince Of Orange
Previous non-royal members have included:
- Royal Danish Orders. Unofficial site. Pictures of the Order of the Elephant, history and recipients.
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