Order of May

Order of May
Awarded by Argentina
Type Order
Eligibility Foreigners[1]
Status Currently awarded
Statistics
Established 17 December 1957[1]
Precedence
Next (higher) Order of the Liberator General San Martín
Next (lower) Cross of Heroic Valour in Combat

The Order of May is one of the highest decorations in Argentina. The order is named after the May Revolution which led to the birth of the Republic of Argentina. It was founded as the Order of Merit, and revised to its current form on 17 December 1957.[1]

History

The Order of May was created as an Order of Merit by Decree No. 8506/46, 1946. In 1957, the rules of the order were modified and the Order of Merit was renamed the Order of May by Decree No. 16,629. The order was further divided into the categories Merit, Military Merit, Naval Merit and Aeronautical Merit.

In 1958 the regulation was further amended and the Necklace of Merit grade class was abolished.

Grades

The Grades are:

Ribbon bars of the Order of May
Knight
Officer
Commander
Grand Officer
Grand Cross

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "ODM of Argentina: Order of May". Medals.org.uk. 2010-09-26. Retrieved 2011-12-05.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.