| Order of Merit for the Fatherland | |
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Star of the Order of Services to the Fatherland (1st class) |
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| Awarded by Russia | |
| Type | four grade order |
| Eligibility | Russian and foreign citizens |
| Awarded for | Outstanding contributions to the state, labour achievements and significant contributions to the defence of the State |
| Status | Active |
| Statistics | |
| Established | March 2, 1994 |
| Total awarded | 29 first class, 193 second class 579 third class 1283 fourth class |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Order of St George |
| Next (lower) | Order of Alexander Nevsky |
Ribbon of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (1st class) Ribbon of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (2nd class) Ribbon of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (3rd class) Ribbon of the Order of Merit for the Fatherland (4th class) |
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The Order of Merit for the Fatherland (Russian: Орден «За заслуги перед Отечеством») was instituted on 2 March 1994 by Presidential Decree. The statutes describe it as a decoration for merit, not an order of knights.
The order has a collar and four classes. The collar and a slightly different badge are the insignia of the President of the Russian Federation. The only foreigner to have received a collar was the French President Jacques Chirac[1]. There is an associated medal, in two classes, gold and silver.
Although Russia is usually considered a "motherland", the word oтечество means "fatherland".
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