The Grand Cross is the highest honor that the Supreme Council bestows upon an individual. It is awarded by vote of the Supreme Council very rarely to Thirty-third Degree Masons for the most exceptional and extraordinary services. The Grand Cross cap is white with a blue band edged in gold. On the front is a replica of the Grand Cross jewel, which is composed of a Teutonic Cross, with an embroidered crimson rose with green leaves at its center.
In Orients (states, territories, or countries) which do not have an Active Member of the Supreme Council, the Sovereign Grand Commander appoints a Deputy of the Supreme Council. The Deputy has similar powers to those of a Sovereign Grand Inspector General except that he has no vote in the Supreme Council and holds his office at the will and pleasure of the Sovereign Grand Commander. The Deputy's cap is white with a scarlet band edged in gold and featuring a slanting Patriarchal Cross.
