National Order Of Merit (France)
An order of merit is conferred by a state, government or royal family on an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. Order of merit may also refer to: * FIFA Order of Merit, for significant contribution to association football * PDC Order of Merit, a world ranking system by the Professional Darts Corporation See also * National Order of Merit (other) * Order of Military Merit (other) * Order of Naval Merit (other) * Order of Civil Merit (other) * Cross of Merit (other) * Medal of Merit (other) * Order (distinction) * Socialist orders of merit * Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight u ...

Order Of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign—currently Edward VII's great-great-grandson, Charles III—and is restricted to a maximum of 24 living recipients from the Commonwealth realms, plus a limited number of honorary members. While all members are awarded the right to use the post-nominal letters ''OM'' and wear the badge of the order, the Order of Merit's precedence among other honours differs between countries. History In around 1773, King George III considered establishing an order of knighthood to be called the "Order of Minerva" with membership restricted to 24 distinguished artists and authors. Knights would be entitled to the post-nominal letters ''KM'', and would wear a silver nin ...
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FIFA Order Of Merit
The FIFA Order of Merit is the highest honour awarded by FIFA. The award is presented at the annual FIFA congress. It is normally awarded to people who are considered to have made a significant contribution to :association football. At FIFA's centennial congress they made one award for every decade of their existence. These awards were also handed out to fans, organisations, clubs, and one to African Football. These were referred to as the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit. The winner does not have to be directly involved with football to receive it. One such notable non-footballing personality was Nelson Mandela who won it for bringing South Africa back to international football. Recipients Personalities directly involved in football Associations Clubs Players Managers Referees Administrators Other individuals Other collectives Commercial brands References External links * {{FIFA navbox Order of Merit The Order of Merit (french: link=no, O ...
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PDC Order Of Merit
The PDC Order of Merit is a world ranking system used by one of the darts organisations, the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Following the 2007 PDC World Darts Championship it superseded a world ranking system based on points being awarded for performances in ranking tournaments. How it works The Order of Merit is similar to that employed in golf's European Tour. Prize money won during the previous two seasons is calculated and the rankings are determined from this money list. The Professional Darts Corporation adopted an Order of Merit system in 2007, which is based on prize money won over two years for the main Order of Merit and separate one-year rankings for other PDC Pro Tour events. PDC Top 64 Order of Merit Secondary Orders of Merit In addition to the main two-year Order of Merit, the PDC also operates secondary Orders of Merit for their different tours. These include the: * ProTour Order of Merit, which counts money earned in Players Championships and Euro ...
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National Order Of Merit (other)
National Order of Merit may refer to: * National Order of Merit (Algeria) * National Order of Merit (Bhutan) * National Order of Merit (Brazil) * National Order of Merit (Ecuador) * Ordre national du Mérite (France) * National Order of Merit (Gabon) * National Order of Merit (Guinea) * National Order of Merit (Malta) * National Order of Merit (Mauritania) * National Order of Merit (Paraguay) * National Order of Merit (Romania) See also * Order of merit (other) An order of merit is conferred by a state, government or royal family on an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. Order of merit may also refer to: * FIFA Order of Merit, for significant contribution to association football * PDC ...

Order Of Military Merit (other)
Order of Military Merit may refer to: * Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Ordem do Mérito Militar * Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria), National Order "For Military Merit" * Order of Military Merit (Canada) * Order of Military Merit (Dominican Republic) * Order of Military Merit (France) * Ordre du Mérite militaire (France) * German States: ** Military Merit Order (Bavaria) ** Military Merit Order (Württemberg) ** Karl-Friedrich Order of Military Merit (Baden) * Order of Military Merit (Jordan) * Order of Military Merit (South Korea) * Order of Military Merit (Mexico) * Order of Military Merit (Morocco) * Order of Military Merit (Paraguay) * Order of Military Merit (Romania) * Order of Military Merit (Spain) (Orden del Mérito Militar) * Order of Military Merit (Russia) * Order of Military Merit (Yugoslavia) * Order of Military Merit (Bangladesh) See also *Military Merit Cross (other) *Military Merit Medal (other) *Military Merit Order (other) Mi ...
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Order Of Naval Merit (other)
Order of Naval Merit may refer to: * Order of Naval Merit (Brazil) * Order of Naval Merit (Cuba) * Order of Naval Merit (Dominican Republic) * Order of Naval Merit (Russia) * Order of Naval Merit (Spain) See also * Order of merit (other), a number of separate orders * Order of Military Merit (other) Order of Military Merit may refer to: * Order of Military Merit (Brazil) Ordem do Mérito Militar * Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria), National Order "For Military Merit" * Order of Military Merit (Canada) * Order of Military Merit (Dominican Rep ..., a number of separate orders * Cross of Merit (other), a number of separate decorations * Medal of Merit (other), a number of separate decorations {{disambiguation ...
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Order Of Civil Merit (other)
The Order of Civil Merit is an award for service to Spain. Order of Civil Merit may also refer to: * Order of Civil Merit (Bulgaria) * Order of Civil Merit (France) * Order of Civil Merit (South Korea) * Order of Civil Merit of the Syrian Arab Republic See also * Order of merit (other) An order of merit is conferred by a state, government or royal family on an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. Order of merit may also refer to: * FIFA Order of Merit, for significant contribution to association football * PDC ... * Order of Civic Merit of Laos {{disambiguation ...
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Cross Of Merit (other)
A Cross of Merit is a personal decoration which is generally above the rank of medal and below that of knight, and may refer to: Germany * Federal Cross of Merit The Netherlands * Cross of Merit of the Order of the House of Orange * Cross of Merit (Netherlands), a decoration for bravery * Cross of Merit of the Netherlands Red Cross Poland * Cross of Merit (Poland) * Cross of Merit with Swords (Poland) * Cross of Merit for Bravery (Poland) * Cross of Merit (Polish Scouting and Guiding Association) Ukraine * Cross of Merit (Ukrainian Insurgent Army) Other * Cross of Merit (EOHSJ) * Cross of the Order ''pro Merito Melitensi'', Sovereign Military Order of Malta See also * Order of Merit (other) An order of merit is conferred by a state, government or royal family on an individual in recognition of military or civil merit. Order of merit may also refer to: * FIFA Order of Merit, for significant contribution to association football * PDC ...

Medal Of Merit (other)
Several countries award a military or civil medal called Medal of Merit: * Medal of Merit (Czech Republic) * Medal of Merit (Denmark) * Medal of Merit of the Dominican Woman * Medal of Merit of the National People's Army (East Germany) * Medal of Merit (East Timor), established in 2009 * Medal of Merit of the Autonomous Region of Madeira * Medal of Merit (Malta) * King's Medal of Merit, Norway * Presidential Medal of Merit (Philippines) * Medal of Merit for National Defence, Poland * Medal of Merit for Blood Donation, Luxembourg * Medal of Merit to the People (Republika Srpska) * Medal of Merit in Labour, Spain United States * Charles Dick Medal of Merit, National Guard Association * Congressional Medal of Merit, for young Americans * Intelligence Medal of Merit, Central Intelligence Agency * Medal for Merit, 1939–1952 * Texas Medal of Merit, by Texas Military Forces, within the United States Armed Forces * Washington Medal of Merit Associations * Australian Medal of ...
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Order (distinction)
An order is a visible honour awarded by a sovereign state, monarch, dynastic house or organisation to a person, typically in recognition of individual merit, that often comes with distinctive insignia such as collars, medals, badges, and sashes worn by recipients. Modern honour systems of state orders and dynastic orders emerged from the culture of orders of chivalry of the Middle Ages, which in turn emerged from the Catholic religious orders. Terminology The word order ( la, ordo), in the case referred to in this article, can be traced back to the chivalric orders, including the military orders, which in turn trace the name of their organisation back to that of the Catholic religious orders. Orders began to be created ''ad hoc'' and in a more courtly nature. Some were merely honorary and gradually the ''badges'' of these orders (i.e. the association) began to be known informally as ''orders''. As a result, the modern distinction between ''orders'' and ''decorations'' or ' ...
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Socialist Orders Of Merit
After the October Revolution, in which the Bolsheviks seized power in Russia, the first Socialist Orders of Merit were founded. After World War II, communists came to power in many other countries and this type of order spread all over the world. In many new African nations this type of decoration was instituted, probably because they were so different from the Orders of Knighthood of the former colonial masters.Václav Měřička, ''The book of orders and decorations'', London: Hamlyn 1975. Having abolished the orders of the Czar, the first order of the Soviet Union, called the "Order of the Red Banner", was founded on 16 September 1918. World War II would see the addition of several more military and civil orders and a few more were added in the 1970s. Yugoslavia always chose to follow its own policy in creating decorations. Poland and Czechoslovakia stuck to elements of the traditional orders like grand-crosses, commanders and knights but countries like Angola, occupied Afg ...
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