Concept

Order of merit

Résumé
An order of merit is an honorific order that is conferred by a state, government, royal family, or other sovereign entity to an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. The historical background of the modern honours system of orders of merit may be traced to the emergence of chivalric orders during the Middle Ages. Orders of merit may be bestowed as official awards by states, or as dynastic orders by royal families. In the case of modern republics, an order of merit may constitute the highest award conferred by the state authority. Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown, established in 1808 by the Kingdom of Bavaria National Order of Merit (Paraguay), established in 1865 Order of Agricultural Merit (France), established in 1883 Order of Merit, a Commonwealth order established in 1902 by King Edward VII Order of the Cross of Liberty (Finland), established in 1918 Order of the White Rose of Finland, established in 1919 Order pro Merito Melitensi, established in 1920 as a state decoration by the Sovereign Military Order of Malta Order of Merit (Lebanon), established in 1922 as the highest honour of the Republic of Lebanon Order of Civil Merit, Spain, established in 1926 National Order of Honour and Merit (Haiti), established in 1926 Order of Merit (Portugal), established in 1927, known by its current name since 1976 Order of Merit (Chile), established in 1929 Ordre du Mérite Maritime, established in 1930 Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein, established in 1937 Military Order of Merit (Iran), established in 1937 Order of the Lion of Finland, established in 1942 Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria), established in 1891, reestablished in 2003 Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria), established in 1900, reestablished in 2003 Legion of Merit, established by the United States Government in 1942 National Order of Merit (Brazil), established in 1946 Order of Civic Merit of Laos, established in 1950 Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, established in 1951 as the highest honour of the Italian Republic O
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