National Order of Honour and Merit

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National Order of Honour
and Merit
Ordre National Honneur et Mérite

Commander insignia of the Order

Awarded by  Haiti
Type| National order
Status| Currently constituted
Grades| Grand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight

Ribbon of the order

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[edit]

The award is a white enamel Maltese cross 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[edit]

Ribbons of the Order for Honour and Merit

Grand Cross  |
Grand Officer  |
Commander  |
Officer  |
Knight

## Recipients[edit]

* United States J. Hunter Guthrie[1]

* Grand Crosses;
* Republic of China Tsai Ing-wen[2]
* Spain Francisco Franco
* Canada Mauril Bélanger[3]
* United States Kenneth H. Merten[4]
* United States Smedley Butler
* United States Sean Penn
* Commanders;
* United States Ben Moreell[5]

## References[edit]

1. ^ Burch, Francis F. (1999). "Guthrie, Joseph Hunter". American National Biography. New York: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0802342. (subscription required)
2. ^ "Haitian President Moise visits Taiwan". Central News Agency. 27 May 2018.
3. ^ "Canada Gazette – GOVERNMENT HOUSE". 30 July 2016.
4. ^ "Haiti's Michel Martelly Gives Award to Outgoing United States Ambassador". 22 July 2012.
5. ^ Admiral Moreell, Naval History and Heritage Command, U.S. Navy Seabee Museum webpage, Port Hueneme, Ca.[1]