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The order may be conferred on those who have rendered services to shipping, and covers:
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Recipients must be over thirty and have at least fifteen years appropriate service.
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Distinguished service of professional sailors and the merit of civilian mariners
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Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914-1918 Great War
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Individuals who have distinguished themselves in the maritime field.
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Britain and Europe in colour
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North Africa
Security and Order Operations Commemorative Medal
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Medal for deportation and internment for acts of resistance
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Honour medal for civilian personnel of the
Defense Ministry
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Honour medal for youth, sports and associative engagements
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Commemorative medal for voluntary service in Free France
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Defence and
Internal Security Volunteer Reservists Medal
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Defence and
Internal Security Volunteer Reservists Medal
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United
Nations operations in Korea commemorative medal
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275:(2nd ed.). London: Blandford Press. p. 163.
251:(Sailors' Medal of Honour) associated with the Order.
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Croix de guerre des théâtres d'opérations extérieures
231:(Knight): badge worn on the left chest on a ribbon.
1661:Medal for the Military Protection of the Territory
629:Regional, departmental and municipal honour medal
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1181:Commemorative medal of the 1860 China Expedition
1169:Commemorative medal of the 1859 Italian Campaign
754:Honour medal of the Judicial Protection of Youth
2092:Order of Merit of Madagascar and dependencies
1637:United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon medal
1244:Dahomey Expedition commemorative medal (1892)
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270:
146:Ribbon bars of the l'Ordre du Mérite Maritime
1232:Tonkin Expedition commemorative medal (1885)
1193:Commemorative medal of the Mexico Expedition
742:Honour medal of Musical Societies and Choirs
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24:
1280:China Expedition commemorative medal (1901)
1005:Cross of the resistance volunteer combatant
1578:Middle East operations commemorative medal
1491:Political deportation and internment medal
1256:Madagascar Expeditions commemorative medal
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381:Orders, decorations, and medals of France
338:. Fédération nationale du Mérite maritime
299:. Fédération nationale du Mérite maritime
1942:Order of Commercial and Industrial Merit
1503:Commemorative medal of the 1939–1945 War
1355:Commemorative medal of the 1914–1918 War
1220:Commemorative medal of the 1870–1871 War
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243:(Commander): badge worn around the neck.
2150:Civil awards and decorations of France
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1566:Indochina Campaign commemorative medal
2073:Imperial Order of the Dragon of Annam
981:Volunteer combatant's cross 1914–1918
569:Honour medal for courage and devotion
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1319:1914–1918 Inter-Allied Victory medal
1113:Military Health Service honour medal
1065:Medal for voluntary military service
665:Honour medal of 1st degree education
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1799:Decoration of the Bordeaux Armband
1292:Morocco commemorative medal (1909)
653:Honour medal of Waters and Forests
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1763:Order of the Three-Golden Fleeces
1418:Syria-Cilicia commemorative medal
1379:Medal for Victims of the Invasion
945:Medal of the National Gendarmerie
778:Honour medal of Civil Engineering
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1613:Medal of the Nation's Gratitude
1089:Medal of the Nation's Gratitude
593:Honour medal of Foreign Affairs
320:. Paris: Trésor du Patrimoine.
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1930:Order of the National Economy
718:Honour medal for firefighters
416:Order of the Legion of Honour
254:
249:Médaille d'Honneur des Marins
224:The order has three classes:
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175:Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2049:Order of the Star of Anjouan
271:Hieronymussen, Paul (1970).
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1858:Order of Merit for Veterans
1515:Medal of a liberated France
993:Volunteer combatant's cross
730:Medal for internal security
581:Honour medal of Aeronautics
480:Order of Agricultural Merit
165:Order of Agricultural Merit
10:
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2099:Order of Merit of Cameroon
2013:Order of Indochinese Merit
1835:Order of the Cross of July
1811:Decoration of the Fidelity
1649:French commemorative medal
1331:Dardanelles campaign medal
802:Medal of the French Family
790:Insigne des blessés civils
318:Les décorations françaises
316:Demougin, Jacques (2003).
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2061:Order of Nichan el Anouar
1999:
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1101:Medal for the War Wounded
933:Cross for Military Valour
909:Croix de Guerre 1939–1945
897:Croix de guerre 1914–1918
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677:Penitentiary honour medal
617:Honour medal of railroads
605:Agricultural honour medal
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1918:Order of Touristic Merit
1715:Order of the Holy Spirit
186:Ordre du Mérite Maritime
26:Ordre du Mérite Maritime
2085:Royal Order of Cambodia
2037:Order of the Black Star
1870:Order of Military Merit
1751:Order of the Iron Crown
1739:Order of Military Merit
641:Honour medal of customs
492:Order of Maritime Merit
468:Order of Academic Palms
2145:French Merchant Marine
2025:Order of Saharan Merit
1966:Order of Public Health
1954:Order of Artisan Merit
1787:Decoration of The Lily
1703:Order of Saint Michael
1457:Italian Campaign medal
1053:National Defence Medal
544:Decorations and medals
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1978:Order of Postal Merit
1906:Order of Labour Merit
1894:Order of Social Merit
1343:Orient campaign medal
766:Honour medal for work
1990:Order of Sport Merit
1882:Order of Civil Merit
1823:Medal of the wounded
1775:Order of the Reunion
1727:Order of Saint Louis
1129:Commemorative medals
1527:Recusant's insignia
527:Order of Tahiti Nui
433:Order of Liberation
1625:North Africa medal
1157:Saint Helena Medal
1029:Aeronautical Medal
885:Médaille militaire
161:Next (higher)
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309:
288:
281:
259:
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256:
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232:
219:
218:
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204:
201:
178:
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172:
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162:
158:
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145:
117:
116:
113:
112:
109:
105:
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101:
97:
96:
83:
79:
78:
75:
71:
70:
46:Order of merit
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39:
38:
30:
29:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2167:
2156:
2153:
2151:
2148:
2146:
2143:
2142:
2140:
2125:
2115:
2114:
2111:
2100:
2096:
2093:
2089:
2086:
2082:
2077:
2074:
2070:
2065:
2062:
2058:
2053:
2050:
2046:
2041:
2038:
2034:
2029:
2026:
2022:
2017:
2014:
2010:
2005:
2004:
2002:
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1991:
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1979:
1975:
1970:
1967:
1963:
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1955:
1951:
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1943:
1939:
1934:
1931:
1927:
1922:
1919:
1915:
1910:
1907:
1903:
1898:
1895:
1891:
1886:
1883:
1879:
1874:
1871:
1867:
1862:
1859:
1855:
1850:
1849:
1847:
1843:
1836:
1832:
1827:
1824:
1820:
1815:
1812:
1808:
1803:
1800:
1796:
1791:
1788:
1784:
1779:
1776:
1772:
1767:
1764:
1760:
1755:
1752:
1748:
1743:
1740:
1736:
1731:
1728:
1724:
1719:
1716:
1712:
1707:
1704:
1700:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1686:
1682:
1678:
1673:
1662:
1658:
1653:
1650:
1646:
1641:
1638:
1634:
1629:
1626:
1622:
1617:
1614:
1610:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1598:
1591:
1587:
1582:
1579:
1575:
1570:
1567:
1563:
1558:
1555:
1551:
1546:
1545:
1543:
1541:
1535:
1528:
1524:
1519:
1516:
1512:
1507:
1504:
1500:
1495:
1492:
1488:
1483:
1478:
1475:
1471:
1466:
1461:
1458:
1454:
1449:
1446:
1442:
1437:
1436:
1434:
1432:
1426:
1419:
1415:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1399:
1392:
1388:
1383:
1380:
1376:
1371:
1368:
1364:
1359:
1356:
1352:
1347:
1344:
1340:
1335:
1332:
1328:
1323:
1320:
1316:
1311:
1310:
1308:
1306:
1300:
1293:
1289:
1284:
1281:
1277:
1272:
1269:
1265:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1248:
1245:
1241:
1236:
1233:
1229:
1224:
1221:
1217:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1207:
1201:
1194:
1190:
1185:
1182:
1178:
1173:
1170:
1166:
1161:
1158:
1154:
1149:
1148:
1146:
1144:
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1134:
1130:
1125:
1114:
1110:
1105:
1102:
1098:
1093:
1090:
1086:
1081:
1078:
1074:
1069:
1066:
1062:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1045:
1042:
1038:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1021:
1018:
1014:
1009:
1006:
1002:
997:
994:
990:
985:
982:
978:
973:
970:
966:
961:
958:
954:
949:
946:
942:
937:
934:
930:
925:
922:
918:
913:
910:
906:
901:
898:
894:
889:
886:
882:
877:
876:
874:
870:
863:
859:
854:
851:
847:
842:
839:
835:
830:
827:
823:
818:
815:
811:
806:
803:
799:
794:
791:
787:
782:
779:
775:
770:
767:
763:
758:
755:
751:
746:
743:
739:
734:
731:
727:
722:
719:
715:
710:
705:
702:
698:
693:
690:
686:
681:
678:
674:
669:
666:
662:
657:
654:
650:
645:
642:
638:
633:
630:
626:
621:
618:
614:
609:
606:
602:
597:
594:
590:
585:
582:
578:
573:
570:
566:
561:
560:
558:
554:
550:
546:
545:
539:
528:
524:
519:
518:
516:
512:
505:
501:
496:
493:
489:
484:
481:
477:
472:
469:
465:
460:
459:
457:
453:
446:
442:
437:
434:
430:
425:
420:
417:
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408:
407:
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401:
397:
393:
392:
386:
382:
375:
370:
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329:
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1845:Ministerial
1688:Royal &
1305:World War I
514:Territorial
455:Ministerial
108:Established
74:Awarded for
55:(commander)
2139:Categories
1600:Since 1964
1537:1945–1964:
1428:1939–1945:
1401:1918–1939:
1302:1914–1918:
1203:1871–1914:
342:2009-02-06
303:2021-01-30
255:References
241:Commandeur
203:Categories
156:Precedence
126:Commandeur
62:(officer)
52:Commandeur
229:Chevalier
144:Chevalier
66:Chevalier
2000:Colonial
1690:Imperial
1404:Interwar
872:Military
556:Civilian
403:National
235:Officier
135:Officier
69:(knight)
59:Officier
391:Orders
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279:
192:French
103:Active
100:Status
94:France
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18:Award
322:ISBN
277:ISBN
182:The
111:1930
42:Type
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