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This is a list of some of the modern orders, decorations and medals of France. Some, like the Legion of Honour, are awarded to both the armed forces and civilians. Others are decorations of a pure civilian or military character. Only four of the 19 Ministerial orders have survived the reform of the French system of decorations in 1963.
The two Orders were a heritage of the colonial time during which the decorations of the colonized states such as Dahomey and the Comores were included in the French orders system. The French government awarded the Order of the Black Star in Europe until 1 January 1964.
3 French military decorations. 4 Medals of Honor. 5 French commemorative awards. ... French national orders. Ribbon: Awards: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur:
Medal of French Gratitude; Medal for civilian prisoners, deportees and hostages of the 1914–1918 Great War; Medal for Victims of the Invasion; Medal of a liberated France; Medal of the Nation's Gratitude; Ordre du Mérite combattant; Ordre du Mérite militaire (France) Orders, decorations, and medals of France
The medal and the plaque of the Order were designed by the French sculptor Max Leognany. [ 3 ] The medal of the order is a six-armed Maltese asterisk in gilt (silver for chevalier) enamelled blue, with laurel leaves between the arms.
Pages in category "Orders, decorations, and medals of France" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
During the time of the Napoleonic Wars and the creation of the Napoleonic Kingdoms and the installation of the Bonaparte Dynasty as rulers. Following the example set by the French Legion of Honour founded by Napoleon (I) Bonaparte several orders were created by the different rulers.
The National Order of the Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur [ɔʁdʁ nɑsjɔnal də la leʒjɔ̃ dɔnœʁ] ⓘ), formerly the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre impérial de la Légion d'honneur), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil, and currently comprises five classes.