National Order of Merit (France)























































National Order of Merit

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Medal of a Knight of the Order

Awarded by the President of France
Type Order of merit
Established 3 December 1963
Ribbon Blue
Awarded for Distinguished civil or military achievements
Status Currently constituted
Grand Master President Emmanuel Macron
Grades Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Statistics
First induction 1963
Precedence
Next (higher) Military Medal
Next (lower) National Recognition Medal for Victims of Terrorism
Related
Order of Agricultural Merit
Order of Maritime Merit

Ordre national du Merite Chevalier ribbon.svg
Ribbon of the Order

The National Order of Merit (French: Ordre national du Mérite) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's establishment was twofold: to replace the large number of ministerial orders previously awarded by the ministries; and to create an award that can be awarded at a lower level than the Legion of Honour, which is generally reserved for French citizens.[1] It comprises about 187,000 members worldwide.




Contents






  • 1 History


    • 1.1 Defunct ministerial orders


      • 1.1.1 Colonial orders


      • 1.1.2 Special ministerial orders of merit






  • 2 Organisation


    • 2.1 Statutes


    • 2.2 Classes




  • 3 Insignia


  • 4 Notable recipients


    • 4.1 French citizens


    • 4.2 Foreign nationals




  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History



Defunct ministerial orders


The National Order of Merit replaced the following ministerial and colonial orders:[1]



Colonial orders




  • Ordre de l'Étoile d'Anjouan (1874) (Order of the Star of Anjouan)


  • Ordre du Nichan El-Anouar (1887) (Order of Nishan-e-Anuar or Order of Light)


  • Ordre de l'Étoile Noire (1889) (Order of the Black Star)



Special ministerial orders of merit




  • Ordre du Mérite social [fr] (Order of Societal Merit) (1936)


  • Ordre de la Santé publique (Order of Public Health) (1938)


  • Ordre du Mérite commercial et industriel [fr] (Order of Commercial and Industrial Merit) (1939)


  • Ordre du Mérite artisanal [fr] (Order of Artisanal Merit) (1948)


  • Ordre du Mérite touristique [fr] (Order of Tourism Merit) (1949)


  • Ordre du Mérite combattant [fr] (Order of Combatant Merit) (1953)


  • Ordre du Mérite postal [fr] (Order of Postal Merit) (1953)


  • Ordre de l'Économie nationale [fr] (Order of the National Economy) (1954)


  • Ordre du Mérite sportif [fr] (Order of Sports Merit) (1956)


  • Ordre du Mérite du travail [fr] (Order of Work Merit) (1957)


  • Ordre du Mérite militaire [fr] (Order of Military Merit) (1957)


  • Ordre du Mérite civil (Order of Civil Merit) (1957)


  • Ordre du Mérite Saharien (Order of Saharan Merit) (1958)



Organisation



Statutes


French citizens as well as foreign nationals, men and women, can be received into the order for distinguished military or civil achievements, though of a lesser level than that required for the award of the Legion of Honour. The President of the French Republic is the Grand Master of the order and appoints all its members by convention on the advice of the Government of France. The order has a common Chancellor and Chancery with the Legion of Honour. Every Prime Minister of France is made a Grand cross of the order after 24 months of service.[1]



Classes


The Order has five classes, the same as the Légion d’honneur:[1]



  • Three ranks:


    • Knight (Chevalier): to be of a minimum age of 35, have a minimum of 10 years of public service (although, in practice, 15 years is the minimum commonly needed to be conferred the rank of Knight), and "distinguished merits" (for active duty commissioned officers, this is achieved after fifteen years of meritorious service)


    • Officer (Officier): minimum of 5 years in the rank of Knight (for active duty commissioned officers, this is achieved after seven years in the rank of Knight)


    • Commander (Commandeur): minimum of 5 years in the rank of Officer (for active duty commissioned officers, this is achieved after five years the rank of Officer)



  • Two dignities:


    • Grand Officer (Grand Officier): minimum 3 years in the rank of Commander


    • Grand Cross (Grand-Croix): minimum 3 years in the rank of Grand Officer





Insignia




  • Knight - wears the Medal on the left chest (bow form for women in dress)


  • Officer - wears the Medal with rosette on the left chest (bow form for women in dress)


  • Commander - wears the necklet on the neck for men and women (left shoulder in bow form for women in dress)


  • Grand Officer - wears the Medal with rosette on the left chest, plus the Star on the right side of the stomach;


  • Grand Cross - wears the Sash on the right shoulder to the left hip and the Star on the left side of the stomach.


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Reverse of the Knight's insignia of the Order


The medal and the plaque of the Order were designed by the French sculptor Max Leognany.[1]



  • The medal of the order is a six-armed Maltese asterisk in gilt (silver for chevalier) enamelled blue, with laurel leaves between the arms. The obverse central disc features the head of Marianne, surrounded by the legend République française (French Republic). The reverse central disc has a set of crossed tricolores, surrounded by the name of the order and its foundation date. The badge is suspended by a laurel wreath.

  • The star (plaque) is worn by Grand-Croix (in gilt on the left breast) and Grand Officier (in silver on the right breast) respectively; it is a twelve-armed sunburst, with rays (formerly plain, now in blue enamel) between the arms. The central disc features the head of Marianne, surrounded by the legend République française and the name of the Order, and in turn surrounded by a wreath of laurel.

  • The ribbon for the medal is a solid blue field. For the grade of Officier and above, a rosette is centered in the field. For the grades of Commandeur, Grand Officier, and Grand-Croix, the rosette is centered bar of silver; silver and gold, and a solid gold respectively.












Undress ribbons

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Knight
Ordre national du Merite Officier ribbon.svg

Officer
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Commander
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Grand Officer
Ordre national du Merite GC ribbon.svg

Grand-Cross



Notable recipients


This list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

See also: List of foreign recipients of the National Order of Merit


The individuals listed below have been admitted as members of the National Order of Merit:










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  • Commandant Jacques Cousteau, a Grand-Croix of the Ordre national du Mérite.







  • Actor, director and writer Jacques Weber, a Chevalier of the Ordre national du Mérite.







  • US Navy Admiral Frank Bowman, an Officier of the Ordre national du Mérite






See also



  • List of Foreign recipients of the Ordre national du Mérite

  • Order (decoration)

  • Ribbons of the French military and civil awards

  • State decoration



References





  1. ^ abcde Battini, Jean; Zaniewicki, Witold (2003). Guide pratique des décorations françaises actuelles. Paris: LAVAUZELLE. pp. 37–48. ISBN 2-7025-1030-2..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ BUSINESS, BFM. "Ce que la Légion d'honneur signifie pour les licornes".


  3. ^ "Dr. Paulette Ramsay promoted to Professor - Marketing and Communications Office, The University of West Indies at Mona". www.mona.uwi.edu.



Sources


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  • Nostradamus (9 August 2008). "L'Ordre national du Mérite". Les décorations Francaises (in French). Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 2009-02-06.


  • "Historique: Naissance des ordres" (in French). Association Nationale des Membres de l'Ordre National du Mérite. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-26. Retrieved 2009-02-06.




External links







  • France Phaléristique (in French)








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