National Order of Mali

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National Order of Mali
Insigne de chevalier de l'ordre national du Mali-Musee de la Legion d'honneur (1).jpg
Awarded by President of Mali
Established31 May 1963
StatusCurrently constituted
GradesGrand Cross
Grand Officer
Commander
Officer
Knight
Mali Ordre national du Mali Chevalier ribbon.svg
Ribbon of the order

The National Order of Mali (French : Ordre National du Mali) is the highest of honorific orders of Mali.

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History

The National Order of Mali was founded on 31 May 1963 [1] to celebrate the independence of the country acquired in 1960 after decades of French colonisation. As such, the order was granted to deserving personalities to the state and could also be granted to foreign heads of state as a sign of friendship.

Classes

The Order consists of the following classes of merit: [1]

Ribbon bars
Mali Ordre national du Mali GC ribbon.svg
Grand Cross
Mali Ordre national du Mali GO ribbon.svg
Grand Officer
Mali Ordre national du Mali Commandeur ribbon.svg
Commander
Mali Ordre national du Mali Officier ribbon.svg
Officer
Mali Ordre national du Mali Chevalier ribbon.svg
Knight

Recipients

Insignia

The medal of the Order is composed on the model of French Legion of Honor with a ten-pointed yellow outer cross, each point ending in a gold pearl and a ten-pointed smaller inner red cross, edged in gold. At the center of the crosses is a medallion of red enamel with the letters "RM" ("République du Mali"), surrounded by a golden ring, bearing the phrase "ORDRE NATIONAL" ("National Order") in red letters above and two crossed laurel branches under.

The plaque has the same design as the medal, on an eight-pointed "silver rays" star.

The ribbon is yellow with a green border on one side and a red one on the other, [1] which remember the colours of the national flag of Mali.

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