Order of Merit to Tourism (France)
The Medal for services to tourism (Fri Ordre du Mérite touristique ) was born on 27 May 1949 by decree by the French President Vincent Auriol donated and was intended to reward people who are in the field of tourism to the French Republic deserves had made.
The award was presented at the suggestion of the Minister of Tourism.
Classes
The order consists of three classes and the number of annual awards was regulated.
In order to be awarded the medal, one had to be over 40 years of age. 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 silver gilded plaque (knight without gilding) in the form of a Spanish coat of arms , which is enclosed on the left and right by a dense laurel wreath . On the front you can see the figure of Marianne with outstretched arms and behind it the outlines of the French national territory . In the lower semicircle the inscription REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE(Republic of France). On the reverse a rectangle with a semicircular arch on the upper side in which the name of the person to be loaned was engraved. Underneath two crossed laurel and palm branches and in the lower semicircle the inscription MERITE TOURISTIQUE(Merits to Tourism).
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 sky blue with a green side and a red border.
- Ribbon buckles of the Order for Services to Tourism
commander
officer
Knight
Others
The award of the Order for Services to Tourism was discontinued in 1963 as part of the reorganization of the French religious system and the Foundation of the National Order of Merit .
literature
- André Souyris-Rolland: Guide des Ordres Civil Français et Étrangers, des Médailles d'Honneur et des Médailles des Sociétés. Paris 1979.