This article is about the Chilean order. For the United States order, see Legion of Merit.
Legion of Merit (Legion de Mérito de Chile)
Obverse of the Type I breast badge of the Legion of Merit of Chile, IV Class. Shown is the design used for those who fought at the Battle of Chacabuco, June 1817. This specimen is missing its enamel work.
Awarded by Republic of Chile
Type
Order of merit
Motto
Libertad
Eligibility
Chilean citizens and foreign supporters of Chile
Awarded for
Distinguished personal merit contributing to the independence of Chile or to the nation
Status
Abolished in 1825
President of the institution
Supreme Director of Chile
Grades
I: Grand Officers II: Officers III: Sub-officers IV: Legionnaires
The Legion of Merit of Chile (Spanish: Legion de Mérito de Chile), frequently abbreviated to the Legion of Merit or the Legion, was a Chilean multi-class order of merit established on 1 June 1817 by Bernardo O'Higgins to recognise distinguished personal merit contributing to the independence of Chile or to the nation. Membership of the Legion conferred a variety of privileges in Chile and its members were entitled to wear insignia according to the class conferred. The Legion of Merit of Chile was abolished in 1825.
and 18 Related for: Legion of Merit of Chile information
1891, reestablished in 2003 Order of Military Merit (Bulgaria), established in 1900, reestablished in 2003 LegionofMerit, established by the United States...
President ofChile (Spanish: Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic ofChile (Spanish: Presidente de la República de Chile),...
Commendatore of the Legionof Honour from France. Commendatore of the Order of May from Argentina. Commendatore of the Order of Civil Merit from Spain....
the Order of the Legionof Honour[citation needed] Germany: Grand Cross Special Class of the Order ofMeritof the Federal Republic of Germany (17 October...
other nations, including the War Crosses of Norway, France, Greece and the Netherlands, the US LegionofMerit and the French Médaille Militaire, are testament...
and the last living Chilean veteran of the war. Duhalde learned to fly with the Air Club ofChile in Santiago. At the outbreak of World War II, Duhalde...
Order of Queen Isabel la Católica (24-06-1987) Commander, Order of Civil Merit (23-06-1990) Official, Order of Civil Merit (23-06-1984) Cross of the Spanish...
Balkan Mountains ° Chile – Collar of the Order ofMerit ° Croatia – Grand Order of King Tomislav ° France – Grand Cross of the Légion d'honneur ° Germany...
decorations of Czechoslovakia Order of the Falcon (Czechoslovakia) Order of the White Lion Military Cross (Czechoslovakia) LegionofMerit (Czechoslovakia)...
of the Order of Stara Planina (2009) Chile: Collar of the Order of the MeritofChile (2008) Estonia: Collar of the Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana...
from INSEAD in 1997. In 1992, after graduating in France, Sadoun went to Chile where he founded his own advertising agency Z Group, which he sold to BBDO...
France: Grand Cross of the Order of the Legionof Honour Grand Cross of the Order of National Merit Greece: Grand Cross of the Order of Honour Holy See:...
Global Information