Legion of Honour
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| National Order of the Legion of Honour Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur |
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 Officier medal of the French Légion d'honneur |
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| Awarded by France | |
| Type | Order with five degrees |
| Awarded for | Excellent civil or military conduct delivered, upon official investigation |
| Status | Open since 1802 |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 19 May 1802 |
| First awarded | 14 July 1804 |
| Distinct recipients |
Knight: 74,384 Officer: 17,032 Commander: 3,009 Grand Officer: 314 Grand Cross: 67 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | None |
| Next (lower) | Ordre de la Libération |
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The Legion of Honour (French: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur)[1] is the highest French award.
It was established by Napoleon Bonaparte on 19 May 1802.
The Order is the highest decoration in France and is divided into five degrees: Chevalier (Knight), Officier (Officer), Commandeur (Commander), Grand Officier (Grand Officer) and Grand Croix (Grand Cross).
The order's motto is Honneur et Patrie ('Honour and Country'), and its seat is the Palais de la Légion d'Honneur on the left bank of the River Seine in Paris.
References [change]
- ↑ Formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour (Ordre royale de la Légion d'honneur)
