Type Order of merit Established 2 January 1984 | Status Order of merit Next (higher) None | |
Awarded for eminent civil, military or public service to the nation, and for exceptional service in the cause of the revolution. Grades 6 (3 classes of 'Dignity' and commander, officer and knight). | ||
The National Order of Merit (Ordre du Mérite National) which is awarded for all manner of services to the country. It was instituted 2 January 1984 and is quite complex, with three classes of 'Dignity' - each with collar, sash with badge and star - as well as Commander, Officer and Knight grades.
Only one of the Dignity classes is an actual award - for foreign heads of state - while the other two are the insignia of the President of Algeria and the Chancellor of the Order. Each Dignity is subtly different in insignia.
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National Order of Merit (Algeria) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA