Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Template:Langx) is the most senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi.[1]
The highest-ranking honour of the Republic, it is awarded for "merit acquired by the nation" in the fields of science, literature, arts, economy, public service, and social, philanthropic and humanitarian activities and for long and conspicuous service in civilian and military careers. The post-nominal letters for the order are OMRI.[2]
The order effectively replaced national orders such as the Civil Order of Savoy (1831), the Order of the Crown of Italy (1868), the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572) and the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1362).Template:NoteTag
Grades
Investiture takes place twice a year – on 2 June, the anniversary of the foundation of the Republic, and on 27 December, the anniversary of the promulgation of the Italian Constitution. However, those awards on Presidential Script error: No such module "Lang"., related to termination of service or granted to foreigners, may be made at any time.
The badge, modified in 2001, bears the inscription Script error: No such module "Lang". encircling the national coat of arms on the obverse and the Latin Script error: No such module "Lang". (for the union of the country) and Script error: No such module "Lang". (for the liberty of the citizens) encircling the head of Italia turrita on the reverse.[3] The six degrees with corresponding ribbons are as follows (with numbers to 2 June 2020):
| Ribbon (1951–2001) |
Ribbon (since 2001) |
Class (English) | Full title in Italian | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Cordone di gran Croce di Gran Cordone OMRI BAR.svg | File:ITA OMRI 2001 GC-GCord BAR.svg | Knight Grand Cross with Collar | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 201 |
| File:Cordone di gran Croce OMRI BAR.svg | File:ITA OMRI 2001 GC BAR.svg | 1st Class / Knight Grand Cross | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 9,178 |
| File:Grande ufficiale OMRI BAR.svg | File:ITA OMRI 2001 GUff BAR.svg | 2nd Class / Grand Officer | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 24,830 |
| File:Commendatore OMRI BAR.svg | File:ITA OMRI 2001 Com BAR.svg | 3rd Class / Commander | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 48,184 |
| File:Ufficiale OMRI BAR.svg | File:ITA OMRI 2001 Uff BAR.svg | 4th Class / Officer | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 33,442 |
| File:Cavaliere OMRI BAR.svg | File:ITA OMRI 2001 Cav BAR.svg | 5th Class / Knight | Script error: No such module "Lang". | 146,390 |
The order is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic, as head of the orders of knighthood, on the recommendation of the President of the Council of Ministers. Except in exceptional circumstances, no one can be awarded for the first time a rank higher than Knight. The minimum age requirement is normally 35.
The Knight Grand Cross with Collar is awarded only to heads of state.
Recipients
Grand Cross with Collar
- Presidency of Luigi Einaudi (12 May 1948 – 11 May 1955):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 28 December 1952 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Paul I (1947–1964) |
| 11 March 1953 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Getúlio Vargas (1930–1945; 1951–1954) |
| 30 May 1953 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Prince Rainier III (1949–2005) |
| 16 July 1953 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Camille Chamoun (1952–1958) |
| 6 October 1953 | Template:Flagdeco Venezuela – President Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1953–1958) |
| 16 November 1953 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Juan Domingo Perón (1946–1955; 1973–1974) |
| 31 December 1953 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Theodor Heuss (1949–1959) |
| 13 February 1954 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Paul Magloire (1950–1956) |
| 31 July 1954 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Rafael Trujillo (1930–1938; 1942–1952) |
| 6 September 1954 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Carlos Ibanez del Campo (1927–1931; 1952–1958) |
| 17 November 1954 | Template:Flagdeco Sovereign Order of Malta – Lieutenant Grand Master Fra' Antonio Hercolani Fava Simonetti (1951–1955) |
| 6 December 1954 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President René Coty (1954–1959) |
| 12 February 1955 | Template:ELS – President Óscar Osorio (1950–1956) |
- Presidency of Giovanni Gronchi (11 May 1955 – 11 May 1962):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 11 May 1955 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Former President Luigi Einaudi (1948–1955) |
| 21 October 1955 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Emperor Haile Selassie (1930–1974) |
| 16 January 1956 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Juscelino Kubitschek (1956–1961) |
| 5 June 1956 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Former President Enrico De Nicola (1946–1948) |
| 20 September 1956 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President William Tubman (1944–1971) |
| 15 November 1956 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Manuel Prado Ugarteche (1939–1945; 1956–1962) |
| 18 January 1957 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President José Figueres Ferrer (1948–1949; 1953–1958; 1970–1974) |
| 6 March 1957 | Template:Flagicon Order of Malta – Lieutenant Grand Master Fra' Ernesto Paternò Castello di Carcaci (1955–1962) |
| 11 March 1957 | Script error: No such module "flag". — President Seán T. O'Kelly (1945–1959) |
| 13 May 1957 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Celal Bayar (1950–1960) |
| 11 June 1957 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ernesto de la Guardia (1956–1960) |
| 26 August 1957 | Template:Flagcountry – Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1941–1979) |
| 1 October 1957 | Template:ELS – President José María Lemus (1956–1960) |
| 9 May 1958 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Queen Elizabeth II (1952–2022) |
| 16 June 1959 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Charles De Gaulle (1959–1969) |
| 11 June 1960 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Arturo Frondizi (1958–1962) |
| 8 September 1960 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (1956–1982) |
| 22 September 1960 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Bhumibol Adulyadej (1946–2016) |
| 29 November 1960 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Benito Nardone (1960–1961) |
| 6 April 1961 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Eduardo Víctor Haedo (1961–1962) |
- Presidency of Antonio Segni (11 May 1962 – 6 December 1964):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 25 May 1962 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Habib Bourguiba (1957–1987) |
| 2 October 1962 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Léopold Sédar Senghor (1960–1980) |
| 8 October 1962 | Template:Flagicon Order of Malta – Prince and Grand Master Fra' Angelo de Mojana di Cologna (1962–1988) |
| 27 November 1962 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Crown Prince Constantine |
| 25 September 1963 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Kwame Nkrumah (1960–1966) |
| 2 October 1963 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Aden Adde (1960–1967) |
| 20 April 1964 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Frederik IX (1947–1972) |
| 18 June 1964 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Luis Giannattasio (1964–1965) |
- Presidency of Giuseppe Saragat (29 December 1964 – 29 December 1971):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 16 June 1965 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Fernando Belaúnde Terry (1963–1968; 1980–1985) |
| 20 June 1965 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1964–1970) |
| 21 June 1965 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Olav V (1957–1991) |
| 2 July 1965 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Eduardo Frei Montalva (1964–1970) |
| 8 August 1965 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Heinrich Lübke (1959–1969) |
| 8 September 1965 | Template:Flagdeco Venezuela – President Raúl Leoni (1964–1969) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – President Arturo Umberto Illia (1963–1966) | |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco (1964–1967) | |
| 21 October 1965 | Template:Flagcountry – Chairman of the Council of State Edward Ochab (1964–1968) |
| 11 June 1966 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Baudouin (1951–1993) |
| 14 June 1966 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Gustaf VI Adolf (1950–1973) |
| 28 November 1966 | Template:ELS – President Julio Adalberto Rivera Carballo (1962–1967) |
| 20 March 1968 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Former Vice President General Mohamed Kaid Saif Qubaty (1963–1964) |
| 8 August 1969 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Félix Houphouët-Boigny (1960–1993) |
| 2 October 1969 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Josip Broz Tito (1953–1980) |
- Presidency of Giovanni Leone (29 December 1971 – 15 June 1978):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 30 December 1971 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Franz Jonas (1965–1974) |
| 23 November 1972 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Suharto (1968–1998) |
| 21 March 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Gustav Heinemann (1969–1974) |
| 8 May 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965–1997) |
| 21 May 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President of the State Council Nicolae Ceaușescu (1967–1989) |
| 8 June 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Faisal (1964–1975) |
| 1 October 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Georges Pompidou (1969–1974) |
| 23 October 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Queen Juliana (1948–1980) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Prince Bernhard (1948–1980) | |
| 26 October 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Grand Duke Jean (1964–2000) |
| 21 November 1973 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Omar Bongo (1967–2009) |
| 8 February 1974 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Luis Echeverría (1970–1976) |
| 22 April 1974 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Sultan Qaboos bin Said al Said (1970–2020) |
| 15 December 1974 | Template:Flagcountry – Prince Reza Pahlavi |
| Template:Flagcountry – Shahbanu Farah Pahlavi (1961–1979) | |
| 6 April 1976 | Template:Flagdeco – President Anwar Sadat (1970–1981) |
| 17 November 1976 | Template:Flagdeco – President Carlos Andrés Pérez (1974–1979; 1989–1993) |
| 8 November 1977 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Queen Margrethe II (1972–2024) |
| 29 April 1978 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Fahri Korutürk (1973–1980) |
- Presidency of Sandro Pertini (9 July 1978 – 29 June 1985):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 18 September 1979 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Karl Carstens (1979–1984) |
| 14 May 1980 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President António Ramalho Eanes (1976–1986) |
| 26 May 1980 | Template:Flagdeco Spain – King Juan Carlos I (1975–2014) |
| 18 November 1980 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Konstantinos Karamanlis (1980–1985; 1990–1995) |
| 17 December 1980 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Cvijetin Mijatović (1980–1981) |
| 30 March 1981 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President José López Portillo (1976–1982) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – President Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1978–1982) | |
| 1 April 1981 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Julio César Turbay Ayala (1978–1982) |
| 14 October 1981 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Samora Machel (1975–1986) |
| 30 January 1982 | Template:Flagdeco Egypt – President Hosni Moubarak (1981–2011) |
| 9 March 1982 | Template:JAP – Emperor Hirohito (1926–1989) |
| 5 July 1982 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President François Mitterrand (1981–1995) |
| 26 November 1983 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Hussein (1952–1999) |
| 20 June 1984 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Luis Alberto Monge (1982–1986) |
| 11 March 1985 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Raúl Alfonsín (1983–1989) |
| 27 March 1985 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Queen Beatrix (1980–2013) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Prince Claus (1980–2002) |
- Presidency of Francesco Cossiga (3 July 1985 – 28 April 1992):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 24 April 1986 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Richard von Weizsäcker (1984–1994) |
| 25 July 1986 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Patrick John Hillery (1976–1990) |
| 5 October 1987 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1980–1996) |
| 6 June 1988 | Template:Flagdeco Venezuela – President Jaime Lusinchi (1984–1989) |
| 16 June 1988 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Corazon Aquino (1986–1992) |
| 5 April 1989 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Mario Soares (1986–1996) |
| 12 May 1989 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Wojciech Jaruzelski (1989–1990) |
| 22 May 1990 | Template:Flagdeco Order of Malta – Prince and Grand Master Fra' Andrew Bertie (1988–2008) |
| 11 June 1990 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Ottaviano Rossi (1990) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Aldemiro Bartolini (1990) | |
| 8 April 1991 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Carl XVI Gustav (1973–incumbent) |
| 17 April 1991 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Patricio Aylwin (1990–1994) |
| 15 July 1991 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Árpád Göncz (1990–2000) |
| 18 September 1991 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Censu Tabone (1989–1994) |
| 19 December 1991 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Boris Yeltsin (1991–1999) |
| 28 April 1992 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Francesco Cossiga (1985–1992) self-awarded |
- Presidency of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (25 May 1992 – 15 May 1999):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 5 October 1992 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Carlos Menem (1989–1999) |
| 27 January 1993 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Thomas Klestil (1992–2004) |
| 14 September 1993 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Mauno Koivisto (1982–1994) |
| 3 May 1995 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Leonid Kuchma (1994–2005) |
| 24 June 1995 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (1995–2002) |
| 29 June 1995 | Template:Flagdeco Venezuela – President Rafael Caldera (1994–1999) |
| 19 July 1995 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (1994–2000) |
| 21 July 1995 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Julio María Sanguinetti (1985–1990; 1995–2000) |
| 16 November 1995 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ugo Mifsud Bonnici (1994–1999) |
| 26 March 1996 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ernesto Zedillo (1994–2000) |
| 23 April 1996 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Sali Berisha (1992–1997) |
| 28 May 1996 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1995–2005) |
| 7 October 1996 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Süleyman Demirel (1993–2000) |
| 28 January 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Martti Ahtisaari (1994–2000) |
| 20 April 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Roman Herzog (1994–1999) |
| 2 May 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Islam Karimov (1991–2016) |
| 4 May 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Nursultan Nazarbayev (1990–2019) |
| 20 May 1997 | Template:LIT – President Algirdas Brazauskas (1992–1998) |
| 21 May 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Guntis Ulmanis (1993–1999) |
| 22 May 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Lennart Meri (1992–2001) |
| 19 July 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Fahd (1982–2005) |
| 5 November 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Elias Hrawi (1989–1998) |
| 13 November 1997 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Michal Kovac (1993–1998) |
| 3 March 1998 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Marino Zanotti (1998) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Luigi Mazza (1998) | |
| 12 April 1998 | Template:JAP – Emperor Akihito (1989–2019) |
| 12 May 1998 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Albert II (1993–2013) |
| 19 January 1999 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Leonel Fernández (1996–2000; 2008–2012) |
| 19 February 1999 | Template:Flagcountry – President Yasser Arafat (1994–2004) |
| 23 February 1999 | Template:LIT – President Valdas Adamkus (1998–2003; 2004–2009) |
- Presidency of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (18 May 1999 – 15 May 2006):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 21 October 1999 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Jacques Chirac (1995–2007) |
| 15 November 1999 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1999–2019) |
| 2 March 2000 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Kim Dae-Jung (1998–2003) |
| 3 March 2000 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ricardo Lagos (2000–2006) |
| 11 April 2000 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Mohammed VI (1999–incumbent) |
| 26 April 2000 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani (1995–2013) |
| 23 January 2001 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Konstantinos Stephanopoulos (1995–2005) |
| 9 February 2001 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Abdullah II (1999–incumbent) |
| 7 March 2001 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Fernando de la Rúa (1999–2001) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – President Jorge Batlle (2000–2005) | |
| 19 October 2001 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Harald V (1991–incumbent) |
| 27 November 2001 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Jorge Sampaio (1996–2006) |
| 14 January 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Vojislav Koštunica (2000–2003) |
| 6 March 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Thabo Mbeki (1999–2008) |
| 11 March 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Gino Giovagnoli (2002) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Alberto Cecchetti (2002) | |
| 22 March 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Johannes Rau (1999–2004) |
| 27 March 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Vaclav Havel (1993–2003) |
| 17 June 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ferenc Mádl (2000–2005) |
| 28 June 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Rudolf Schuster (1999–2004) |
| 4 December 2002 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Alejandro Toledo (2001–2006) |
| 14 March 2003 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Grand Duke Henri (2000–incumbent) |
| 9 June 2003 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Sirajuddin of Perlis (2001–2006) |
| 16 January 2004 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Guido de Marco (1999–2004) |
| 8 April 2004 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga (1999–2007) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – President Arnold Rüütel (2001–2006) | |
| 5 April 2005 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Georgi Parvanov (2002–2012) |
| 11 May 2005 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Edward Fenech Adami (2004–2009) |
| 12 December 2005 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Albert II, Prince of Monaco (2005–incumbent) |
| 18 January 2006 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Karolos Papoulias (2005–2015) |
| 15 March 2006 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Horst Köhler (2004–2010) |
- Presidency of Giorgio Napolitano (15 May 2006 – 14 January 2015):[4]
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 11 October 2006 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President John Agyekum Kufour (2001–2009)[5] |
| 20 February 2007 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ivan Gašparovič (2004–2014)[6] |
| 8 June 2007 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Heinz Fischer (2004–2016)[7] |
| 9 October 2007 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Michelle Bachelet (2006–2010; 2014–2018)[8] |
| 30 October 2007 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz al Saud (2005–2015)[9] |
| 1 September 2008 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Tarja Halonen (2000–2012)[10] |
| 14 October 2008 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Michel Suleiman (2008–2014)[11] |
| 27 October 2008 | Template:Flagicon Order of Malta – Prince and Grand Master Fra' Matthew Festing (2008–2017)[12] |
| 2 September 2009 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013)[13] |
| 30 October 2009 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Abdullah Gül (2007–2014)[14] |
| 11 March 2010 | Template:Flagicon – Template:Strike[15] Revoked by the President of the Republic on 28 September 2012 for "indignity"[16] |
| 25 April 2010 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President George Abela (2009–2014)[17] |
| 26 April 2010 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Emir Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah (2006–2020)[18] |
| 11 January 2011 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Danilo Türk (2007–2012)[19] |
| 6 July 2011 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ivo Josipović (2010–2015)[20] |
| 7 September 2011 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Traian Băsescu (2004–2014)[21] |
| 10 June 2012 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Bronisław Komorowski (2010–2015)[22] |
| 15 November 2012 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President François Hollande (2012–2017)[23] |
| 20 February 2013 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Joachim Gauck (2012–2017)[24] |
| 4 March 2014 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Bujar Nishani (2012–2017)[25] |
| 5 May 2014 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Borut Pahor (2012–2022)[26] |
| 4 June 2014 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Luca Beccari (2014) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Valeria Ciavatta (2014)[27][28] |
- Presidency of Sergio Mattarella (3 February 2015–incumbent):
| Date | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 23 November 2015 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Prokopis Pavlopoulos (2015–2020)[29] |
| 11 March 2016 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Paul Biya (1982–incumbent)[30] |
| 30 May 2016 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Klaus Iohannis (2014–2025)[31] |
| 21 June 2016 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018)[32] |
| 4 August 2016 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Rosen Plevneliev (2012–2017)[33] |
| 23 January 2017 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Beji Caid Essebsi (2014–2019)[34] |
| 2 May 2017 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Mauricio Macri (2015–2019)[35] |
| 19 June 2017 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Willem-Alexander (2013–incumbent)[36] |
| 7 September 2017 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Marie Louise Coleiro Preca (2014–2019)[37] |
| 18 September 2017 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Sauli Niinistö (2012–2024)[38] |
| 29 November 2017 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (2016–incumbent)[39] |
| 5 June 2018 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Kersti Kaljulaid (2016–2021)[40] |
| 22 June 2018 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Dalia Grybauskaitė (2009–2019)[41] |
| 26 June 2018 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Raimonds Vējonis (2015–2019)[42] |
| 12 July 2018 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Ilham Aliyev (2003–incumbent)[43] |
| 25 July 2018 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Armen Sarkissian (2018–2022)[44] |
| 27 June 2019 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Alexander Van der Bellen (2017–incumbent)[45] |
| 17 September 2019 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (2017–incumbent)[46] |
| 6 October 2020 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Katerina Sakellaropoulou (2020–2025)[47] |
| 16 June 2021 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Marco Nicolini (2021) |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Gian Carlo Venturini (2021)[48][49] | |
| 1 July 2021 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Emmanuel Macron (2017–incumbent)[50] |
| 25 October 2021 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Felipe VI (2014–incumbent)[51] |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – King Philippe (2013–incumbent)[52] | |
| 3 November 2021 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Abdelmadjid Tebboune (2019–incumbent)[53] |
| 1 June 2022 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Salome Zourabichvili (2018–Disputed)[54] |
| 12 January 2023 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Mario Abdo Benítez (2018–2023)[55] |
| 13 April 2023 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Andrzej Duda (2015–incumbent)[56] |
| 19 May 2023 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President João Lourenço (2017–incumbent)[57] |
| 5 June 2023 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Abdul Latif Rashid (2022–incumbent)[58] |
| 7 October 2023 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Yoon Suk Yeol (2022–2025)[59][60] |
| 21 November 2023 | Template:Flagicon Order of Malta – Prince and Grand Master John Timothy Dunlap (2023–incumbent)[61] |
| 6 December 2023 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Filippo Tamagnini (2023–2024)[62] |
| Script error: No such module "flag". – Captain Regent Gaetano Troina (2023–2024)[63][64] | |
| 14 February 2024 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Nikos Christodoulides (2023–incumbent)[65][66] |
| 18 March 2024 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President George William Vella (2019–2024)[67] |
| 10 April 2024 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Rumen Radev (2017–incumbent)[68][69] |
| 16 October 2024 | Script error: No such module "flag". – Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (2013–incumbent)[70][71] |
| 7 February 2025 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Nataša Pirc Musar (2022–incumbent)[72][73] |
| 14 February 2025 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Jakov Milatović (2023–incumbent)[74][75] |
| 19 February 2025 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (2022–incumbent)[76][77] |
| 1 April 2025 | Script error: No such module "flag". – President Alar Karis (2021–incumbent)[78][79] |
| 4 April 2025 | Script error: No such module "flag". – King Charles III (2022–incumbent)[80][81] |
Wearer's guide
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Wearer's guide for each grade (1951–2001)
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Wearer's guide for each grade (2001–present)
Gallery
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Comparison of the pre-2001 (at left) and the post-2001 (at right) badges of the Order
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All grades of the Order (pre-2001)
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Five grades of the Order
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The pre-2001 grades of the Order
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Knight, Officer, Commander, Grand Officer and Grand Cross grades
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Knights and Officer Classes of the Order
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Knight 5th Class and Officer 4th Class grades
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Sets of the Knight and Officer classes
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Commander 3rd Class of the Order
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Commander set in case
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3rd Class set of the Order
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Bestowal document of a Grand Officer grade with the insignia
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Grand Officer set of insignia with the bestowal document
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Grand Cross set of insignia
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The Grand Cross grade of the Order in case of issue
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Collar of the Order (pre-2001)
See also
- Orders, decorations, and medals of Italy
- Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus
- Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation
Notes
References
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- ↑ Sainty, Guy Stair. World Orders of Knighthood and Merit (pp. 1233–4). Buckingham: Burke's Peerage and Gentry, 2006.
- ↑ The linguist: Journal of the Institute of Linguists, Volumes 42–44 Institute of Linguists (Great Britain). Institute of Linguists, 2003, pg. 121
- ↑ By Decree of the President of the Republic No. 173 of 30 March 2001
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- ↑ Italian Presidency website, KUFUOR John Agyekum Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, GASPAROVIC Ivan Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, FISCHER Heinz Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, BACHELET JERIA Verónica Michelle decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, BIN ABDUL AZIZ AL SAUD Abdallah decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, HALONEN Tarja Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, SLEIMAN Michel Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, FESTING Matthew Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, LEE Myung-bak Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. Abdullah Gul – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Al-Assad S.E. Bashar Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ ATTO CAMERA INTERROGAZIONE A RISPOSTA SCRITTA 4/17085 Template:Webarchive Banchedati.camera.it Template:In lang
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. George Abela – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, AL-AHMAD AL-JABER AL-SABAH Sabah Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. Danilo Türk – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. Ivo Josipovic – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. Traian Basescu – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. Bronislaw Komorowski – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. François Hollande – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Gauck S.E. Joachim – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.E. Bujar Nishani – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Pahor S.E. Borut – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Beccari S.E. Luca – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Ciavatta S.E. Valeria – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Biya S.E. Paul – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Iohannis S.E. Klaus Werner – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Peña Nieto S.E. Enrique – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Plevneliev S.E. Rosen – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Essebsi S.E. Sig. Béji Caïd – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Macri S.E. Mauricio – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.M. Willem Alexander Claus George van Oranje-Nassau – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Coleiro Preca S.E. Marie-Louise – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Niinistö S.E. Sauli – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Marcelo Nuno Duarte – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Kalijulaid S.E. la Signora Kersti Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Grybauskaitè Sig.ra Dalia Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Vejonis S.E. Sig. Raimonds Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Aliyev S.E. Ilham Heydar Oglu Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Sarkissian S.E. Sig. Armen Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Van der Bellen S.E. Sig. Alexander Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Steinmeier S.E. Frank-Walter – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Sakellaropoulou S.E. Katerina – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Nicolini S.E. Marco – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Venturini S.E. Gian Carlo – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Macron S.E.Emmanuel – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.M. Felipe VI Re di Spagna – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, S.M. Filippo Re dei Belgi – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Tebboune S.E. Abdelmadjid – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Zourabichvili S.E. Salome – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Benítez S.E. Mario Abdo – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Duda S.E. Andrzej – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Lourenço S.E. João – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, Rashid S.E. Abdul Latif – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Yoon Suk Yeol – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Italian Presidency website, DUNLAP John Timothy Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Filippo Tamagnini – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Gaetano Troina – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Nikos Christodoulides – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
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- ↑ Italian Presidency website,VELLA S.E. George William – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Rumen Radev – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,Bin Hamad Al Thani S.A. Sheikh Tamim – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ https://x.com/AmiriDiwan/status/1848464879759265989/photo/3/
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Nataša Pirc Musar – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/127377#&gid=1&pid=7/
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Jakov Milatović – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/128447/
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.A. Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/128599#&gid=1&pid=11/
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.E. Alar Karis – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
- ↑ https://www.quirinale.it/elementi/130225#&gid=1&pid=12/
- ↑ Italian Presidency website,S.M. il Re Carlo III – Decorato di Gran Cordone – Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana
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External links
- Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana – Presidenza della Repubblica Template:In lang
- Ordini dinastici della Real Casa di Savoia Template:In lang