Order of Merit at Sea (Spain)
The Order for Merit at Sea ( Spanish : Orden del Mérito Naval ) was founded on August 3, 1866 as a reward for the services rendered by or for the fleet of Queen Isabella II of Spain in four classes:
- 4th class (Grand Cross) - on special occasion; associated with this was the predicate excellence
- III. Class - up to the rank of general
- Second class - up to the rank of colonel
- 1st class - up to the rank of captain
Today the order only consists of two classes (Grand Cross and Cross) and is awarded in four stages analogous to the Military Order of Merit .
The medal is a straight-armed, gold-rimmed, red (military merit) or white cross (civil merit) crowned by the Spanish royal crown. The lower cross arm is longer. A gold anchor is attached to the cross.
The award is worn on a red-yellow-red ribbon. Grand Cruisers wear the award on the sash from the left shoulder to the right hip and with a breast star.
_-_Red_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Grand Cross - Red Awarded |
_-_Blue_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Grand Cross - Awarded Blue |
_-_Yellow_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Grand Cross - Yellow Awarded |
_-_White_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Grand Cross - White Awarded |
_-_Red_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Cross - Awarded Red |
_-_Blue_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Cross-blue decoration |
_-_Yellow_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Cross - yellow decoration |
_-_White_Decoration.svg) _pasador.svg){kind=small} Cross - Awarded White |
literature
- Maximilian Gritzner : Handbook of the knight and merit orders of all civilized states of the world , Leipzig 1893, ISBN 3-8262-0705-X