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Eligibility Portuguese and foreign citizens; military or civilian Awarded for Meritorious acts or services in the exercise of any functions, public or private, revealing self-sacrifice in favor of the community. Grand Master President of the Portuguese Republic Grades Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Medal |
The Ordem do Mérito or Order of Merit is an Order given in Portugal to honor those responsible for distinguished acts or services in the public or private sphere. This order replaced in 1976, the Ordem da Benemerência (Order of Volunteerism), which was founded in 1927.
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