Status Active | Established 1930 | |
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Type Order of Merit with 3 degrees:
Commandeur (commander)
Officier (officer)
Chevalier (knight) Awarded for Distinguished service of professional sailors and the merit of civilian mariners Next (higher) Order of Agricultural Merit Next (lower) Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | ||
The Ordre du Mérite Maritime (Order of Maritime Merit) is a French order established on 9 February 1930 for services rendered by the seafarers to distinguish the risks involved and the services rendered by seamen; stressed over the importance of the economic role of the Merchant Navy to the country. The order was reorganized in 1948, and again by decree on 17 January 2002.
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