Order of Merit to the Postal Service (France)
The Order for Services to the postal system (Fri Ordre du Mérite postal ) was incorporated on November 14, 1953 by decree by the French President Vincent Auriol donated and was intended to reward people who are in the field of postal services and telecommunications , the order French Republic deserved.
The award was presented at the suggestion of the post office minister . The award of the Order of Merit to the Postal Service was discontinued in 1963 as part of the reorganization of the French religious system and the Foundation of the National Order of Merit .
Classes
The order consists of three classes and the number of annual awards was regulated.
To be awarded the medal, one had to be 30 years of age and have been in the postal service for ten years. The officer's cross could be awarded no earlier than eight years after being appointed knight, and the commander's cross no earlier than five years after being appointed officer.
Order decoration
The medal is a white enamelled star with small spheres on the star tips. A dense laurel wreath runs unevenly under the star tips . In the center of the medallion is the portrait of Hermes turned to the right . On the back there is a post horn in the medallion and a bundle of rays underneath . The gold inscription REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE · MERITE POSTAL (Republic of France · Postal Merit) all around on a white enamelled background .
Carrying method
The commander's cross is worn as a neck medal . The medals of the officers and knights on the ribbon on the left side of the chest, with a rosette on the ribbon of the officer's cross .
The ribbon is golden yellow with two black narrow side stripes.
- Ribbon buckles of the Order for Services to the Postal Service
commander
officer
Knight
carrier
Otto Probst was one of the bearers of the Komtur .
literature
- André Souyris-Rolland: Guide des Ordres Civil Français et Étrangers, des Médailles d'Honneur et des Médailles des Sociétés. Paris 1979.