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Order of Merit (Portugal)

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Type
  
Order

Status
  
Currently constituted

Order of Merit (Portugal)

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.

Grades

  • Grand Cross (GCM) (Grã-Cruz)
  • Grand Officer (GOM) (Grande-Oficial)
  • Commander (ComM) (Comendador or Comendadeira)
  • Officer (OM) (Oficial)
  • Medal (MedM) (Medalha)
  • Honorary Member (MHM) (Membro Honorário)

    • References

    Order of Merit (Portugal) Wikipedia
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