Ordem da Instrução Pública

Grand Officer

The Ordem da Instrução Pública - in German about "Order for Public Education" - was founded on January 30, 1919 by the Portuguese President João do Canto e Castro and is awarded to nationals and foreigners as well as to institutions that have made merits in the field of education .

Order classes

The order consists of five classes

• Grand Cross (Grã-Cruz)
• Grand Officer (Grande-Oficial)
• Commander (Comendador)
• Officer (oficial)
• Medal (medalha)

Order decoration

The medal is gold-plated and shows two palm branches in a high oval shape . It is comparable in appearance to the French Ordre des Palmes Académiques .

Carrying method

The grand cross is carried on a sash from the right shoulder to the left hip. Grand officer and commander decorate the award as a neck medal . The first three classes also wear an eight-pointed gold-plated breast star . The breast star for commanders is silver-plated . Officers wear the award on a ribbon with a rosette on the left side of the chest.

The ribbon is yellow.

Known carriers (selection)

Grand Cross Wilhelm Faupel 1941 Otto Meissner 1940 Bernardo Rust 1940 Albert Speer 1942

Web links

• Information on the website of the Portuguese President ( Memento of June 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
• Legal provisions on the Portuguese religious system ( Memento of January 12, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 79 kB)
• List of medal holders from 1975 to 2007 ( Memento from February 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF file; 2.56 MB)