The Medal of Military Merit ( es, Medalla al Mérito Militar), is a military decoration of Uruguay. The decoration is awarded by the

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. This award replaces the

Order of Military Merit of the Companions of Artigas The Military Order of Merit of the Companions of Artigas (Spanish: ''El Orden Militar al Mérito Tenientes de Artigas''), was a military decoration of Uruguay. History The Military Order of Merit of the Companions of Artigas was established by La ...

which was discontinued in 1985.

Background

The Medal of Military Merit was established on 28 November 1991 by Ministry of National Defense Decree N° 199/991. The regulations of the medal were further modified on 29 January 1992 by Decree N° 511/991. The Medal of Military merit is the highest military decoration of the

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Classes

The medal is awarded with or without swords in three different classes: * URY Medalla al Mérito Militar Oficial General

First class is awarded to

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and their civilian equivalents * Second class is awarded to senior officers and their civilian equivalents * URY Medalla al Mérito Militar Oficial

Third class is awarded to officers and commanders and their civilian equivalents

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