Back Řád za zásluhy (Portugalsko) Czech Orden für Verdienst (Portugal) German Orden del Mérito (Portugal) Spanish Portugalin ansioritarikunta Finnish Ordre du Mérite (Portugal) French Ordine al merito (Portogallo) Italian Orde van Verdienste (Portugal) Dutch Fortjenstordenen (Portugal) NB Order Zasługi (Portugalia) Polish Ordem do Mérito Portuguese
| Order of Merit Ordem de Mérito | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Order_of_Merit_(Portugal).jpg) Plaque and badge of the Commander | |
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| Type | Order |
| Established | 1927 as the Order of Instruction and of Benefaction 1929 as the Order of Benefaction 1976 Current form |
| Eligibility | Portuguese and foreign citizens; military or civilian |
| Awarded for | Meritorious acts or services in the exercise of any functions, public or private, revealing self-sacrifice in favor of the community.[1] |
| Status | Currently constituted |
| Grand Master | President of the Portuguese Republic[1] |
| Chancellor | Maria Helena Nazaré[2] |
| Grades | Grand Cross Grand Officer Commander Officer Medal |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of Camões |
| Next (lower) | Order of Public Instruction |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:POR_Ordem_do_Merito_Medalha_BAR.svg){kind=small} Ribbon bar of the Order of Merit | |
The Order of Merit (Portuguese: Ordem do Mérito) is a Portuguese Honorific Order of civil merit intended to award those responsible for meritorious acts or services performed in the exercise of any functions, both in the public and the private sphere, which reveal self-sacrifice in favor of the community. The decorations are given by the President of the Portuguese Republic, in his role as the Grand-Master of the Portuguese Honorific Orders. The Order of Merit can be awarded, during life or posthumously, to both Portuguese and foreign citizens; it can also be awarded to localities or institutions that are legal persons governed by public law or of public utility.[1] This order has been awarded to a number of people performing the most diverse functions such as ambassadors, businesspeople, military personnel, athletes and musicians.
- ^ a b c "Lei n.º 5/2011 : Lei das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas" [Law of the Portuguese Honorific Orders] (PDF) (in Portuguese). Diário da República Electrónico, 1.ª série — N.º 43. 2 March 2011. p. 1255. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "Ordens de Mérito Civil" [Orders of Civil Merit] (in Portuguese). Presidência da República Portuguesa. Retrieved 11 August 2017.