Order of Civil Merit (France)

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The Order for Civil Merit (fr. Ordre du Mérite civil ) was founded by decree on October 14, 1957 by the then French President René Coty and was intended to reward employees of the Interior Ministry who worked in the departments , municipalities , districts and public institutions had excellent.

The award was presented at the suggestion of the Interior Minister .

Classes

The order consists of three classes.

In order to be awarded the order, one had to be 35 years of age and have served at least ten years.

Order decoration

The medal is a silver- gold - plated eight-pointed blue enamelled star (knight without gold plating) with small blue enameled tips between the star arms. In the medallion the head of Marianne turned to the left with a Jacobin cap and the inscription REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE (Republic of France) all around . On the reverse the seven-line inscription ORDRE DU MÉRITE CIVIL DU MINISTÈRE DE L´INTÉRIEUR (Order of Civil Merit of the Interior Minister).

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 blue with a narrow black, white bordered central stripe.

Others

The award of the Order of Civil Merit was discontinued in 1963 as part of the reorganization of the French order 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.