Order of Merit (Egypt)

Award

Order of Merit

Type| Order of merit
Awarded for| Valuable services to Egypt.
Presented by|  Egypt
Established| 1953

Ribbon bar of the Order

Precedence
Next (higher)| Order of the Republic
Next (lower)| Order of the Virtues

The Order of Merit is an Egyptian order of merit.

## History

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The Order of Merit was founded by the Regent on behalf of King Ahmad Fuad in 1953 as a general award for meritorious service.[citation needed]

## Classes

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The order is composed of the following classes of merit:

The order is composed of the following classes of merit :[1]

* First class – Grand Cordon
* Second class
* Third class
* Fourth class
* Fifth class

Ribbon bars

Grand Cordon | 2nd Class | 3rd Class | 4th Class | 5th Class

## Insignia

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* The ribbon is red with narrow white edge stripes and black edges.

## See also

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* Orders, decorations, and medals of Egypt

## Sources

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* World Medals Index, Republic of Egypt: Order of the Republic

## References

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1. ^ Order of Merit – website of the Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt