The National Order of Honour and Merit (french: Ordre National Honneur et Mérite) is the highest honour of merit awarded by the President of the
Republic of Haiti. The Order was instituted on 28 May 1926 and is awarded in five grades to both Haitians and foreign nationals. The award is given to acknowledge distinction in not only the realms of diplomacy and politics but also the arts, charitable works and other fields of benefit or interest to Haiti.
Award
The award is a white enamel
Maltese cross
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It is a heraldic cross variant which developed f ...
with laterally-pierced ball suspension. The face has a circular central medallion bearing the
arms of Haiti within a blue enamel ring inscribed with the words, ‘Medaille Honneur et Merite’. The reverse with a circular central medallion is inscribed with ‘République D'Haïti’ within a blue enamel ring inscribed in gilt letters ‘Liberte Egalite Fraternite’.
Grades
Recipients
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J. Hunter Guthrie
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* Grand Crosses;
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Tsai Ing-wen
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Francisco Franco
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Mauril Bélanger
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A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he represented Ottawa—Vanier in the House of Commons through a by-election victory in 1995 until his death ...
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Kenneth H. Merten
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Smedley Butler
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Sean Penn
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Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
* Commanders;
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Ben Moreell
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[Admiral Moreell, Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum webpage, Port Hueneme, C]
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References
Orders, decorations, and medals of Haiti
Awards established in 1926
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